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zarionofarabel reacted to Velderan's post in the thread Name an TTRPG You Really Like But Have Never Played/GMed with
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The main game that comes to mind right now is Pendragon. I bought the Starter Set, loved what was in it and bought the Core Rulebook but... -
zarionofarabel reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I agree. This is one of the Big Things that makes RPGs Unique. I find character death makes players care more about everything game...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Yes - Thor modified MouseGuard to play a bit more like classic D&D.
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Sounds like Torchbearer works alot like MouseGuard. In which case the tension comes from knowing the stakes beforehand, and the...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Defeat in combat doesn't have to mean death. I know that in D&D that's the default; but it's possible to narrate being dropped to zero...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Nope, didn't say meaning or consequences. I said tension specifically. Combat without tension is boring for me, and I feel no tension in...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
The example I gave wasn't fudging dice: rather, making choices like "If the PC has AC 20, then give the NPC a +15 attack bonus" or "If...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I don't. That's the point. If my PC is immortal, why bother wasting the time playing out a combat encounter. Just tell me about how my...
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zarionofarabel reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General Monster Importance in Homebrews? with Like.
Usually pretty early on, in conjunction with what PC ancestries are available. Who's living in the world will shape what it looks like...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General Monster Importance in Homebrews?.7th Sea? Kinda... Maybe...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General Monster Importance in Homebrews?.I'm usually in the "Schroedinger's Monster" category for most monsters. Unless it actually appears in a session, it's existence is...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Yeah...this is why I always have a good conversation with the GM of a game about these kinds of things before agreeing to join a...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Whether or not it is cheating would depend on the agreed rules. But the GM making the risks, the stakes, and the consequences be...
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zarionofarabel reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
It always surprises me how people can think that this isn't cheating. "Oh, sure, there are numbers and rules, I just break them whenever...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I recently read something online that said that a D&D GM is not really bound by any rules: for instance, they're not bound in any...