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Bipper nods in agreement with Ioseph and clasps his hands behind his back in a manner that shows expectant but patient waiting - both as a show of solidarity and also to provide distracting movement that draws attention away from his more nervous-looking or suspicious allies.

The thing that surprises me the most, both here and on Reddit, is that people really want their high-init characters to go first, like they've earned something special just for being a Dex-primary class. Me, even if I were playing a Rogue with Improved Init, I'd want to share that with the...

If I'm drawing and shooting a ranged weapon in melee, I'm fine with provoking. The ability doesn't seem to imply that the loading or firing is done "supernaturally", just that I can supernaturally infuse my bomb into an arrow without making the arrow be wildly off-balance. I'd be pretty happy...

In general if you're looking for badass elves, I'd do a search for Dark Sun Elf or Athasian Elf. It might not say "barbarian" on the tin, but nomadic barbaric desert elf Rangers and Fighters are going to suffice for quite a few nonstandard badasses, whether Barbarian-appropriate, or otherwise...

(proposalish in that I recommend further simplifying PMiller's system) For the most part, I like PMiller's way of doing initiative as one that promotes thinking as a member of a team, rather than as a lone show-off. I feel that it gives folks with high Init the opportunity to "double-dip" by...

I went ahead and added some stuff to my character sheet so that I can edit or add to it over time: Bipper's Adventure Requests It's an open background though, so don't let my ideas block you from sticking a twist into an adventure that throws Bippsy for a loop! ;)

I just found this helpful instruction thingy using this search. (because there doesn't appear to be a help/instructions section easily found on EN World.) Might help others, idk. I'm still not entirely sure why my die rolls didn't work, but now I at least know that the [ d ] tag is not for die...

On my latest post in the Kidnappers game, I've clicked Add Roll several times to no avail. Suggestions?

"Would this reception clerk know anything about the Owls, or is he likely to be in the dark?" whispers Bipper. He steps forward with a magnanimous, gracious smile. "I'm afraid we don't have one, this time. It's a matter of some urgency which Davian would be personally interested in. Perhaps we...

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In thinking about what character to play, I really started to miss my most recent RPGA character - I only got to play him for one level before moving to a new state. This guy is what happened when I realized you can create a leader who never actually attacks anything himself. He absolutely...

I would shy away from grind-increasy leaders that heal or revive, and lean towards Warlord-esque boosters, force multipliers, and focus-fire-encouragers. Makes the players groan in annoyance less, and fear death more.

Actually, Robin Hood itself, the book, has a really good fight between Robin Hood and Little John over the river with staves. There are a lot of different versions of Robin Hood, I'm afraid - mine was a giant skull-crushing tome of some kind, idk its authorship, authenticity, or age though. I...

I just want to state for the record that we're not gangbanging on Ausk, whoever he is, or his player... if the guy doesn't work for you, then the guy doesn't work for you! There are too many cool concepts in the world to stick on one you're not enjoying. I've been in a couple short PbP games...

I like this. It's not just rambling about your character's internal feelings and backstory - this is an example of still interacting with the other characters even while using few or no words! Which is pretty dang cool, imo. The text informs entertains the players, who now know that you're...

Are we supposed to assume we've all exchanged names or overheard each other doing so in the tavern? I know that I formally said hello to some of these guys, but not ALL of these guys. It's hard to remember whose names I should know and whose names I'm supposed to be unfamiliar with, so I've...

Oh sorry, I didn't mean you specifically, I meant "you" as in "any given person" - because calling people "one" will always sound awkward no matter how correct. It's actually something I could see myself doing. I love Burning Wheel (and by extension MG/BE), I've always wanted to try Dogs in the...

I figure it helps to remember that all we have to do is post something every now and then. I'm sure people feel a pressure to make longish, interesting posts. And poetry is great! I'm not against good paragraphs of prose in a post. But I think the central question of D&D is "what do you do?"...

I wonder what it's like, sometimes, to be someone who's been toiling away on a project since before Kickstarter was a thing. You've been having to protect your product, justify its cost, and compete with / stay ahead of free or open source alternatives. Then Kickstarter people come around, and...

Love this discussion. Thanks for all your thoughts. I am a verbose, rapid typist so I'll aim for 3 games (1 LPF, 1 LEB, 1 "other") and then see how I feel after a couple months. Proposal: a compromise between public games and invite-only games: You run a one-shot game of Mouse Guard. Dungeon...