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Regarding DMG, Starter Set and Essentials kit: Are they good for the starting DMs?
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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8807730" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>No, your 1 and 2 are not claims that I made. </p><p></p><p>We were talking about the advice in the Essentials Kit to have a failed roll be success with a setback. Is that right? </p><p></p><p>Are examples in the Essentials Kit?</p><p></p><p>Do you think it’s a good idea to include examples along with a term in the text where the term is introduced? </p><p></p><p>That was my point. As near as I can tell, you think it’s a bad idea to include examples of a defined term because “setback” is a word 12 year olds should know… or because examples would use up too much space… or because that information could be provided online… or basically any other reason you can come up with.</p><p></p><p>Now, the example [USER=6801845]@Oofta[/USER] gave of success with a complication that is in the DMG is a separate bit from the Essentials Kit. It does offer a couple examples of setbacks, and a kind of halfassed suggestion on when/how to use success with setback. It’s poorly presented and considering how many people who play D&D don’t appear to use it, I’d say it does a poor job. </p><p></p><p>So there were two separate points I was making. My reply to you was about your bizarre desire to not include examples of defined terms when they are defined. Mg reply to [USER=6801845]@Oofta[/USER] was about criticizing that part of the DMG for being a sloppily presented half-measure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 8807730, member: 6785785"] No, your 1 and 2 are not claims that I made. We were talking about the advice in the Essentials Kit to have a failed roll be success with a setback. Is that right? Are examples in the Essentials Kit? Do you think it’s a good idea to include examples along with a term in the text where the term is introduced? That was my point. As near as I can tell, you think it’s a bad idea to include examples of a defined term because “setback” is a word 12 year olds should know… or because examples would use up too much space… or because that information could be provided online… or basically any other reason you can come up with. Now, the example [USER=6801845]@Oofta[/USER] gave of success with a complication that is in the DMG is a separate bit from the Essentials Kit. It does offer a couple examples of setbacks, and a kind of halfassed suggestion on when/how to use success with setback. It’s poorly presented and considering how many people who play D&D don’t appear to use it, I’d say it does a poor job. So there were two separate points I was making. My reply to you was about your bizarre desire to not include examples of defined terms when they are defined. Mg reply to [USER=6801845]@Oofta[/USER] was about criticizing that part of the DMG for being a sloppily presented half-measure. [/QUOTE]
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