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  1. billd91

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    If you have to include a disclaimer, maybe you should rethink what you're saying.
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    D&D General Fixing the Offense Tunnel Vision problem

    4e is substantially built on hit points as well, even if it does have some additional features to focus on defense - either individually or within the group. But one thing to keep in mind is that if you increase defenses (for PCs or monsters), suddenly you're making less progress against hit...
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    What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?

    Shadowrun is subsystem-heavy - heavy enough that I'm not much of a fan of the game overall (plus, WAY too many dice. I mean I like a D&D fireball or a Champions 10d6 energy blast as much as the next guy but Shadowrun is over the top). But if I was a fan of the deckers (or the mages, or the...
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    Star Wars prequel questions

    It's a common enough playbook. You gin up a controversy of some sort, raise an army of thugs/clones, send them into sensitive areas where they will meet opposition, then declare martial law as the situation deteriorates. Boom - you're Emperor!
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    What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?

    Perhaps, but it's not like Luke deliberately accessing the Force when he blew up the first Death Star. It's not something Han invokes consciously as a character - Han's player is the one who spends that meta currency.
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    What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?

    I agree. To add more examples: Fame and Fortune points appeared in Top Secret back in 1980 - though I believe they were limited to just saving your agent's life. James Bond 007 took their Hero points a step farther by allowing them to be spent to improve success levels on tasks.
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    What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?

    And, yet, it's also a pretty common setup. It's definitely convenient to play at a GM's house since they can set up ahead of time and have ready access to any sources they have without having to lug as much with them. And that may then also mean they have refreshments on hand and have to clean...
  8. billd91

    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Adventure Paths are not railroads.
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    D&D General What would you do? (Example from my game)

    Since 3/5 of the party is running on fumes (at best), I'd prioritize getting out for a long rest. If the secret way is fairly secret from the dungeon's denizens, I'd take that way. I'd consider devoting the druid's 3rd level slots to upcasting some healing as well.
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    What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?

    Well, vive la différence, right? For people who like the detail and crunch, it's not unnecessary. It adds to the experience. Ideally, there are games for everybody's preferences. People who like deeper military logistics can play Campaign for North Africa. People who don't can play Axis and...
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    D&D General Short folk appreciation thread – what do you play?

    At this stage in my life, I've been playing a lot of halflings alongside my humans. When I was younger, it was elves, then half-orcs, then dwarves, now it's halflings. And my halflings are hobbity - they're barefoot and they like their food/beer, comfortable surroundings, and a good pipe.
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    You know, aside from looking kind of dopey and comedic, the Bakshi version still captured Sam's essential character.
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    But then there was that one guy who wanted join the game to play an "enigmatic force of nature". He was extremely quirky, totally OP, and, for some reason, wore big yellow boots. Fortunately, he left the game after only a couple of sessions.
  14. billd91

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Maybe you should scroll through this Tumblr for a while: @reasonsmysoniscrying · Reasons My Son Is Crying
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    D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

    I don't think it's at all extreme to say "I've had enough running D&D for a while. So if you don't want to play Star Wars and would rather play D&D, that's fine, but I'm going to leave it up to one of you to DM for a while and I'll be on the players' side of the screen."
  16. billd91

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Kinda sad so see how pointless obstinacy can affect other people. And that's about the only way I can describe it - pointless obstinacy.
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    Trailer The Death of Robin Hood

    Knowing you need help is the first step to healing yourself.
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    D&D General When We Were Wizards: Review of the Completed Podcast!

    And I doubt he would even think of it as gaining for himself at other people's expense. From everything I've seen, listened to, and read, virtually any gain anybody else could have gotten would have been at his expense in his mind. After all, he was TSR and TSR was him, right? EVERYTHING anybody...
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    Trailer The Death of Robin Hood

    Joyless? With Friar Tuck gleefully confronting Folcanet with "Welcome to Hell"?!? I think not.
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