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    What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart?

    It's classes have more like 6 to 8... but you don't start with them all, as 3 per subclass... you get 2-3 core for the class, and 1 from the subclass; at level-up you can opt to add the next card rank in the subclass. You can also multiclass once per tier... But there are also domain cards, and...
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    Rant: The WORST way to encourage people to try other games than D&D

    She's absolutely delightful to watch... if you get the humor of it. But there's one truth in her vids: her content certainly leads to demonitization... I'd like to see her report on some other IPs, tho'... I enjoy the hysterical gloom and doom she presents.
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    Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative

    It's still common in the indie scene. Especially with the true retroclones resurrecting the same problems because they're being faithful to the original.
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    Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative

    It's a case of expectations... my players Sunday, playing Fallout, were surprised to see the Golden Arches of a McDonalds exactly where one sits (and has sat for years)... and a pleasant surprise when it was being run by a chef handy. And hence, still operating.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Wed Fallout: bought Iguanas, killed (Helped) deathclaw...
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    High-quality systemless books [+]

    The One Ring is NOT 5E compatible; there is a 5E adaptation called Lord of the Rings, and C7 did a different one called Adventures in Middle Earth. Oh, and the OOP LotR RPG from decipher? Totally different engine. MERP is a solid game, and the setting books were wonderfully detailed... Poor fit...
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    What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart?

    At some point before fall, I want to run the QS to see if it works for me. I might buy the corebook PDF; the first skim of the QS PDF says, "I dislike the organization of the material, even if I grok why it was done that way."
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Sun Fallout: Killed Monster, went to McDonalds.
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    It's my birthday, give me ideas for modern Mage: the Ascension game

    Several groups fed up with the Sons of Ether having a grip on the US manipulate the votes to get an anti-Tech type into the white house... PCs have to go and adjust ballots for the recount... and can be on either side. a free-for-all of disenfranchisement by the wizardly class.
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    What do you, personally, need a system to do for you?

    Five key things at a flat minimum: Character Gen which doesn't incentivize inappropriate tropes A consistent mechanical resolution method; I can accept 2 if one's combat and the other's non-combat. Mechanics in general supporting the tropes of the setting. Personal Combat & Injury Mechanics...
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    For those who don't play D&D (or its clones), what keeps you engaged with EN World?

    It's one of a handful of forums with general RP sections. Here, RPGGeek, RPG.Net, TheRPGSite.com, Reddit, 4Chan, 7Chan, SJG... I fond RPGnet's moderator staff capricious in the 00's, and have not seen evidence of it getting better. TheRPGSite is notoriously toxic. SJG is low content outside...
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    How do you handle gems as a GM?

    "You found two flawless red stones of small size, probably ruby, and a very clear star ruby of medium size." Size, color, clarity. Need tools and/or skills to check more. And price is list price, but gotta barter for actual recovery.
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    What does it take for an RPG to die?

    It has its fans - but most of the people I've seen online hate it for Middle Earth as a game system because there's WAY TO «BLEEP»ING MUCH magic available for Middle Earth. I found that I like it as a game, provided I don't tell the players it's intended for Middle Earth. Of the hundreds of...
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    Most influential RPG

    FUDGE: Horvath is way overplaying its direct influence; it's biggest influence is on Fate - and Fate is where the major market influence happens. It combined many of the concepts from FUDGE, and added aspects from some other game's open source, and brought that combo forward to much more...
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    Goodman Games Revives Relationship With Anti-Semitic Publisher For New City State Kickstarter [UPDATED]

    I chose m' wording carefully. The ascription of aphorism, "the apple not seldom falls far from the tree" is often wrong, I agree... I've not checked on statements by the various other family members, and don't know which Bob Bledsaw's wife was also making racist statements... several people...
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    I’m playing Pendragon!

    Probably a Pagan, too.
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    In-person Game cancelled. What do you play?

    If it's one of a group of GM+3 or more, we play without them, they suck the consequences. As long as I have the majority of the players, I run the RPG. Group of GM+2 (current Wed. gp.), we break out Ticket to Ride, Fortune and Glory, Flash Point Fire Rescue, or any of the other 2p capable...
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    I’m playing Pendragon!

    The trick is that the adventures need to be properly arthurian in tone. Mechanically... The way the campaign works, in 4th/5th... Step 1: Spring Court. (for starting characters, just an infodump. Step 2: the adventure of the year - GM's or from the campaign adventures as desired Step 3...
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