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Seriously? Like running a dnd combat has anything to do with real military tactics. In your military experience how many dragons did you face? Psionic abilities? Zombies? If this was even pitched as realistic simulation game, you Might have a leg to stand on. But it isn't. It's a rules set...

It's no surprise that in superhero RPGs , the villain books are the equivalent to the monster manual. But like any foe book, eventually you can end up spoiled for choice. So with the release of Rogues Gallery by Green Ronin marking the fifth Mutants & Masterminds book to feature over twenty...

In this, you've cleared up the last bit of my understanding on your viewpoint. I can now see not only see how you run a game but also why you do it that way. It's been a really interesting discussion and while it might not change the way I choose to DM, it has totally justified your standpoint...

I guess so, but I'm trying to think about how 'who gets to roll dice' translates to a feeling of agency. Also, the probability of the group spotting in the second example is not only reliant on the GM rolling well, but the players in opposition to that roll. So if the GM rolls badl but the...

Ok, thanks for clarifying, the mistake in interpretation is likely mine. In that case, I'd disagree because I'd hate to be dm'ed by someone who stopped the action/play regularly to consult sage advice rather than just making a decision on the fly. But I'm aware that's a taste thing.

Wait, earlier you were saying it's sage advices way or no way. This is ashifting of that position. You used ot be able to ring up Gary Gygax. His advice seemed to be universally always 'What did/would you do? That seems fine.'

Right, I have an example. It has numbers and it's quite long but it serves to demonstrate my concerns with this. I'd like to say I think you're right some of this is just taste and framing but here's where I think it can become problematic. SO hang on with me and I think you'll see where I am...

Knights of the Dinner Table is a parody. This is a parody of a certain type of gamer. Can you guess who falls under that type here?

I actually feel that in providing the answers to the examples I have given, you've clarified your playstyle for me: I understand you rpoint of view now and have found it more favourable than I thought. But this example means that you never use an actual skill check for players who are...

Mainly through observation of players. They value those distinctions, so I play to them. I'd say that there probably isn't any support for it in the D&D rules - but also the rules as written get an effective challenge ratings very wrong, so I don't hold that much stock in them -that's sort of...

Ok, I get what you're saying and it's good advice for dm's to never assume a point of reference. But if the the 'gloves' example, the gloves are instead just a clue the players can gather to make the solving of a mystery easier (they don't need it, but it might help) then it's a slightly...

That's a much clear clarification of what you were saying above, thank you. Maybe Lanefan take a more gamist approach - he views a failed perception check in this type of roll as the same as a miss during combat, it's not about what he needs to deliver but instead a test of the characters...

Back in the day you couldn't just contact the writers and ask their opinion - you just compromised. Who writes the rules then? Does that mean all D&D played before twitter didn't count?

The problem with this Iserith, is that if you play it your way (do not assume players are examining until told), the players always fail to spot the gloves. The DM describes a hall the players have walked down many previous times, perhaps in a castle they've lived in for years. No player would...

It seems like Russia is everywhere these days. Old Cold War paranoias are resurfacing. Combine that with the 80's aesthetic revival reflected in new games like Tales From The Loop, Unmasked and Sigmata: This Signal Kills Facsists, it looks like it might be time to dust off an old forgotten...

Sketchpad did a great job of answering this, for some reason I see/give XP for it, feel free to do it for me. The best bet if you have all these ideas is to use a framing reference of a time travelling team who are encountering all these alternate timelines and putting them right. The...

It's this knock on effect of history that we really enjoyed getting into. One of the many things we covered involved this. A gorup of golden age war heroes who stopped the war early then decided to try and change things in the world, getting involved in lots of late 40's and early 50's global...

Thanks. Always good to know these things are helping people make decisions. My reply is based only on anecdotal evidence but I've found the opposite to be true. While the appeal of playing the MU or DCU might appeal to some, often players want to affect the world around them and write their...

Many comic book universes have undergone a revamp that updates heroes and clears out any complex continuity. The New 52, Rebirth, All-New All-Different Marvel: the list goes on. Now we see the pre-eminent super-hero game get a similar treatment with Green Ronin's Freedom City 3rd edition for the...

Firstly, love this idea. My picks are Aladdin, Sage Dunban, Morgan Lafey, Fionn MacCumhail, Hipployta, Talos, Saint George, Jesus (if we can get away with it), Horus, Leonidas, Gilgamesh, Perun, Coyote, Pan, and maybe some shakespeare characters like Puck, Caliban, Prospero and the Scottish...