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zarionofarabel replied to the thread RPG Duets Best Practices and Pitfalls?.Some of my best gaming memories are from "duet" campaigns. I've run them using a bunch of different systems. While I do think that some... -
zarionofarabel reacted to pemerton's post in the thread RPG Duets Best Practices and Pitfalls? with
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I don't know the Dragonbane RPG, but have done this sort of play a reasonable amount. Most successfully, I've played quite a bit of... -
zarionofarabel reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words with
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D&D 2024 - Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign. Dinosaur Rampage Interrupts Murder Mystery. -
zarionofarabel reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Is there a framework for pnp RPGs that allows you to compare the game mechanics between different editions of a game? with
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The short answer is: no. Such a framework doesn't exist. If you start reading threads about game "design" or "theory" it will quickly... -
zarionofarabel reacted to GuardianLurker's post in the thread Is there a framework for pnp RPGs that allows you to compare the game mechanics between different editions of a game? with Like.
There are all KINDS of ways to compare PnP (TTRPG) systems, depending on what you're looking to analyze. For me, I pretty much start...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Or I could just post in this here public forum however I see fit as long as I am complying with the forums guidelines. 🙂
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic.They are a decent abstract way of measuring injuries. The bloat found in many games is the biggest issue I have with them. I'm not a...
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zarionofarabel reacted to GMMichael's post in the thread D&D General Hit Points are a great mechanic with Like.
There's a flipside to that. Getting a crit on the enemy just to realize that the enemy didn't notice is a bit of a buzzkill.
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I steadfastly refuse to play with GMs that don't roll in the open because I know that they will fudge rolls. If the GM manipulates rolls...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Yeah, count me in that group. Play it straight, that's the point of having rules. If it was any other game, not following rules is...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.Everyone went insane and died! (Delta Green)
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I don't know, I think you might be on to something. I mean, I'm in the GM seat FAR more often then I play. I also play (and GM) in an...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.I DON'T KNOW!!! 🤪 All I can tell you is that the times I was a player in a game where my PC couldn't die during combat, I found combat...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.We all have our preferences, and things we find fun or not. I don't have any fun playing out a combat encounter where I know my PC will...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.It is. It's the blow by blow, spending an hour of my life rolling dice part, that I find meaningless. The entirety of the combat and...