Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
In Defense of the Theory of Dissociated Mechanics
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Dunnagin" data-source="post: 5618194" data-attributes="member: 6679036"><p>Yes, I do love OD&D, that is true.</p><p></p><p>Characters did have niche skills... not only did this encourage players to focus less on combat, but it also meant "balance" in an adventure was up to the DM.</p><p></p><p>The cheesy A-Team example works here... Hannibal comes up with a plan... Face seduces the receptionist at the front desk of the military base while Murdoch hacks into the computers and finds out where the missiles are kept... B.A. then goes and punches the guy guarding the missiles and steals them so everyone is safe.</p><p></p><p>Yay! A story is told... ok not a great story but the A_team never had great writing, it was a weekly TV serial.</p><p></p><p>My point is, only B.A. "shines" at combat... but it doesn't matter, because without the team, B.A. would simply fail... so they work together to solve a problem and every wins because they all played a part.</p><p></p><p>Also, the summary of an evening of gaming is not just out takes from a fight... the fighter holds off the owl bear, while the mage dispels magic on the locked door so the thief can pick the arcane lock properly and let them escape... this seems like a completely acceptable game to me... and my players.</p><p></p><p>In some cases, the folks playing Rogues and Mages don't even want to fight... since they see it as "not their thing"... so I accommodate them.</p><p></p><p>So I totally admit, you have me pegged... I do love a good combat yep... but it's not the whole story, there are so many more colors in the palette I just have to use them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dunnagin, post: 5618194, member: 6679036"] Yes, I do love OD&D, that is true. Characters did have niche skills... not only did this encourage players to focus less on combat, but it also meant "balance" in an adventure was up to the DM. The cheesy A-Team example works here... Hannibal comes up with a plan... Face seduces the receptionist at the front desk of the military base while Murdoch hacks into the computers and finds out where the missiles are kept... B.A. then goes and punches the guy guarding the missiles and steals them so everyone is safe. Yay! A story is told... ok not a great story but the A_team never had great writing, it was a weekly TV serial. My point is, only B.A. "shines" at combat... but it doesn't matter, because without the team, B.A. would simply fail... so they work together to solve a problem and every wins because they all played a part. Also, the summary of an evening of gaming is not just out takes from a fight... the fighter holds off the owl bear, while the mage dispels magic on the locked door so the thief can pick the arcane lock properly and let them escape... this seems like a completely acceptable game to me... and my players. In some cases, the folks playing Rogues and Mages don't even want to fight... since they see it as "not their thing"... so I accommodate them. So I totally admit, you have me pegged... I do love a good combat yep... but it's not the whole story, there are so many more colors in the palette I just have to use them. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
In Defense of the Theory of Dissociated Mechanics
Top