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Thomas Shey

Legend

• Jul 26, 2023

• #871

deganawida said:

I feel you there. Just a sketch for me of the layout is enough, doesn't have to be super detailed, as I can picture and remember the rest. Otherwise, I like playing TotM.

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I find it more practical the less a game cares about distance, cover and involves area effects. I was able to run Scion 1e TotM, but there are few other games I'd actually bother to run that I'd find practical that way.

 

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Autumnal

Bruce Baugh, Writer of Fortune

• Jul 26, 2023

• #872

Reynard said:

"Medieval fantasy" is the least interesting genre to play an RPG in.

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Though it can be great when building on real-world stuff from the era. A lot of what’s dull about “medieval fantasy” is that its “medieval” part is usually a slapdash mess of cliches from 50-100 year-old interpretations. Reality is a lot more interesting.

 

Gradine

The Elephant in the Room (she/her)

• Jul 26, 2023

• #873

The sacred cow that D&D needs to abandon the most and never will is the emphasis on resource management.

 

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nevin

Hero

• Jul 26, 2023

• #874

 

Reynard

Legend

Supporter

• Jul 26, 2023

• #875

Gradine said:

The sacred cow that D&D needs to abandon the most and never will is the emphasis on resource management.

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I think they just need to decide whether it is actually a thing in gameplay or not. 5E seems to want resource management, then undermines it at every turn.

 

payn

He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...

• Jul 26, 2023

• #876

Reynard said:

I think they just need to decide whether it is actually a thing in gameplay or not. 5E seems to want resource management, then undermines it at every turn.

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The attempt is to appease both encounters based fans, and daily attrition fans. Nobody is really happy so I suppose they are on the right path.

 

mamba

Legend

• Jul 26, 2023

• #877

payn said:

The attempt is to appease both encounters based fans, and daily attrition fans. Nobody is really happy so I suppose they are on the right path.

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assuming your goal is to make no one happy

 

Reynard

Legend

Supporter

• Jul 26, 2023

• #878

payn said:

The attempt is to appease both encounters based fans, and daily attrition fans. Nobody is really happy so I suppose they are on the right path.

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Huh. I wasn't even thinking about "character abilities" resource management. i was talking about in-fiction resource management -- rations and light sources and arrows and stuff.

 

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Jorren

Explorer

• Jul 26, 2023

• #879

Tactical combat in RPGs is a pale shadow of its far superior counterparts in board games/war games/video games.

 

CleverNickName

Limit Break Dancing (He/They)

• Jul 26, 2023

• #880

Jorren said:

Tactical combat in RPGs is a pale shadow of its far superior counterparts in board games/war games/video games.

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I don't want to agree with you but alas, this is true.

Especially in D&D/Pathfinder. I'll give them full credit for trying, they really did the best they could...but there is only so much you can do with that turn-based structure and a 5-foot grid before it turns into a convoluted mess. Soon you'll be spending several real-world hours to resolve a single minute of in-game time.

 

Last edited: Jul 26, 2023