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  1. Laurefindel

    D&D 5E (2024) Sort weapon table by...

    B/P/S has very little relevancy IMO. Fortunately, it doesn’t use much design space, so it being there doesn’t bother me. But it was the first thing I dropped I my D&D heartbreaker years ago.
  2. Laurefindel

    A neotrad TTRPG design manifesto

    nice thread I find the "no rule zero/no golden rule" to be a bit of a misnomer, insofar as many such games do have a rule zero/golden rule clearly stated at some point. They usually go along the way of "this is your game, if a rule goes in the way of what your group considers fun, remove it or...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Starting a new campaign tomorrow! Thoughts and house rules

    This looks all cool, I’d have a lot of fun in such a campaign! I’m concerned that it might be too much however. As much as I don’t want to rain on your parade, take it easy on your players. Only bring up what is relevant for their characters. Only bring up the general themes, not exactly how...
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    Making a Star Wars hack of The One Ring's system

    It’s a good system, very elegant in its simplicity. I just find it a little too simple. I yearn for just a few more bells and whistles.
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    What Should the Bard Be?

    Well, yeah. Like anyone with some strength and dexterity can fight; it doesn't make them all fighters. I'm not disagreeing with you however, "the artist class" is the niche the bard goes after.
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    What Should the Bard Be?

    I think that's the idea; that a bard has less to do with music and singing than someone using their wits to get around/manipulate people. Personally, I like to see bards as a folk people first and foremost. Culture and folklore is their interest, and with it comes songs and tales.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Would You Play This?

    Personally, I’ll play anything a DM is passionate about and enthusiastic to run. I easily get caught in their enthusiasm and have fun. Similarly, even my favourite setting is going to be dull if the DM isn’t into it
  8. Laurefindel

    D&D 5E (2014) 5E economics -The Peasants are revolting!

    That aligns with the job description of an adventurer’s hireling rather well actually. Well done WotC! :)
  9. Laurefindel

    What Should the Bard Be?

    I work as a stage technician. We have riggers, sound engineers, lighting operators, production managers… I could go on and on. The bigger the production, the more specialized these jobs get. Days are long with extended periods of intense concentration, and deadlines are inflexible. And then you...
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    D&D General Tips for Using Paper Character Sheets

    Not sure if it’s a « tip » or to what extent this is anecdotal, but rather than going for a «clean», printed type-fillable pdf form, I prefer to print a blank form and fill it by hand. There is something in the act of writing something down that is different from typing on a computer; it...
  11. Laurefindel

    Making a Star Wars hack of The One Ring's system

    Heh, I was wondering if anyone was reading this! I must say I’m quite satisfied with how things are turning out so far. PCs have acquired a ship (game so far has been an investigation turned into a race to the « treasure » based in and around Mos Eisley), so I’m polishing my space combat...
  12. Laurefindel

    Peregrine’s Nest: Let’s Play Nice

    …until it becomes crowded enough to breed war, disease, and famine!
  13. Laurefindel

    D&D 5E (2014) Is the Forgotten Realms experiencing a new Golden Age now that its NOT the default 5e setting anymore?

    FR is full of good ideas. I still think that not all these ideas need to be used however, nor to they have to be used ´fully’. The best realms are your own realms. That is mostly true with any setting however…
  14. Laurefindel

    Which RPGs did you play in 2023?

    Eh, didn’t know this was a thing (in the making). Different from 1e?
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    Which RPGs did you play in 2023?

    Wow, you guys are prolific… I played D&D 5e a Star Wars hack of The One Ring rules L5R (tried a bit of the 5e Adventure in Rokugan, than reverted back to roll-and-keep edition) Aliens RPG …and this was a good year
  16. Laurefindel

    D&D General Does D&D (and RPGs in general) Need Edition Resets?

    I may be wrong, but I dont think anyone is refuting that edition changes and evolution of a game is necessary, but rather the hard reset «this is a whole new set of rules» type of reedition. D&D to AD&D to 2e AD&D are closer to natural evolution than the jumps to 3.x to 4e to 5e, for example.
  17. Laurefindel

    D&D General Tech in DnD; What should be included and how much is too much? (+)

    In my experience, to many players, if it’s in the PHB; it’s fair game. And DMs, especially new ones, are less chastised for adding more stuff than banning things from the PHB. This is neither in favour or against firearms in the PHB, just as to why I care about what is and isn’t default.
  18. Laurefindel

    D&D General Does D&D (and RPGs in general) Need Edition Resets?

    « Need to »? Probably not, but I’m glad D&D did reinvent itself every decade or so. I much prefer this edition to the first, and everything that has happen in between was (probably) necessary to evolve and grow into what it is today. If it hadn’t, I probably wouldn’t be playing D&D but some...
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    D&D 5E (2024) The Cleric should be retired

    Seen from this angle, that makes more sense. Not sure if I agree, but that'd be consequent.
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