Search results

I suppose it could be the Realms before the Anauroch Desert happened. There are gross similarities to the western end of the Moonsea. Nah. Bizzare ret-con.

If you want to keep with that kind of flavour, then Warlock Patrons' are the "Suit/Sales"-heavy startups and the other deities are various established corporations. You're better off at a soul-crushing startup than you are working for EA, as an example. Much less reward at EA, for (in many ways)...

Mechanics-wise, nope. Because they're prepared, rather than spontaneous, casters. Flavour-wise? Eh. The memes comparing Warlocks to Clerics/Druids have already written themselves.

I'm not sure how to answer this, honestly. I've always been a little unsure as to what was meant by "rules-light". I mean in TTRPG terms, the most rule-light game I've played is Amber Diceless. OTOH, most of the Paranoia games I've played have started with the GM essentially saying "You can put...

<tongue-in-cheek> Hah! The current lead of those tree-huggers is merely proof that people are short-sighted and easily distracted by shiny powers. They're more concerned with a good harvest than the state of their immortal soul. Why deal with the broad sapient condition and all of its deep...

I'm not too disappointed in their publishing schedule, honestly. we'll see if they are actually any good. If the Powers-That-Be in WotC and Hasbro, really want to impress me with their attitude, here's what I'd like to see an expanded presence at GenCon with special WotC sponsored/hosted...

And if you're not enjoying it, then you're probably doing it wrong. There's also the issue of enjoying it, and not doing what I need to as a GM, but I had more problems with the other way around.

I'll disagree with you there. 1e's Ranger = Fighter/Druid/Mage, in a package that worked, is still something I miss. Then again, I also still miss 1e multiclassing is some sense, though I really like how 3.x handled it a LOT better. For me, 1e Ranger > 3.5 Scout (non-magical Ranger variant) >...

Yep. And they've been getting buried on the now-decaying horse. Too much noise. For myself, I've generally found his points worth thinking about, even if I don't fully agree with them. For instance, his series on Node Based (scenario) Design, and Game Structures (which you've also pointed out)...

In fact the Alexandrian has a post lamenting the death of the dungeoncrawl (and 'crawls in general). His point being that 'crawls are a great structure for beginning GMs to learn from/in, and that -as teaching experiences - the hobby probably needs a few more of them. If only to learn the...

Not quite. For the Alexandrian's analysis (and one I generally agree with): Plot - in this sense - includes a sense of MUST; as in this MUST happen. At really extreme levels, this boils down to the kind of cut-scenes in some video games, where you fight the BBEG, but the outcome is preordained...

@Paul Farquhar Always know your audience. I'm not aware of any Firefly-like anime, though I'm sure there is one. Somewhere. @Distracted DM Given that you've got one player voting to conceal, but none of the others, I'd consider that a RED flag. If you haven't already, I'd suggest bringing up...

@Paul Farquhar : These days a better take for Traveller would probably be "Think of Firefly crossed with the Expanse". If you have really active SciFi readers, you might try "The Liaden Universe would work well as a Traveller Campaign. So would Cherryh's Downbelow Station." So if you have a...

Tell them there WILL be a quiz. :D Honestly - offer an in game reward for writing a session summary for the group, being able to supply a recurring NPCs name to the GM, etc. Bonus inspiration could be good.Or a one-check pass. If you give XP it should be really small - no more than they'd get...

My biggest concern was avoiding the railroad, but that advice has been given. I'd still be interested in more tips on how to proactively encourage my players, as well as good tools to assess my own proclivities without bias. Likewise, any suggestions on how to encourage high amounts of roleplay...

Eh. I still think you'd be better off doing that, rather than trying to run everything together. Or not, if I feel the poll is too flawed. All I'm trying to do is persuade and offer some observations. The poll is a good idea overall, though. That's fine. Opinions can always differ. I wish I...

Since I'm limiting myself to the 5e classes, byes for Wizard, Fighter, Ranger, and Bard. I've never played the 5e versions of the others.

@el-remmen <jedi hand wave>Why would you need to do that? There's nothing useful in the DMG. Your players all deserve those Toothpicks of Dental Repair +5 and Everlasting Breathmints.</jedi hand wave>

Gah. I'll just stick with the 5e classes, because if I'm splitting editions things just aren't comparable.