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The story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is a tragedy of American history: a cautionary tale of class bias, social anxiety, and... -
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It is with some measure of irony that in this month’s editorial Ian Livingstone asks “when will we see a British RPG on the scene?” It’s... -
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I launched my first session at my local public library, and I’m pleased to report it was a success. But it was not without a few bumps...
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Christian Hoffer posted the thread Wizards Hires Erin Roberts as Game Designer for D&D in *Dungeons & Dragons.Wizards of the Coast has made another D&D game designer - this time tapping Erin Roberts, creator of the Godsbreath setting seen in... -
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Oh yeah, there's a lotta different nuts in that there granola, for sure. Some of those secondary issues lie mostly with the GM I think... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].The idea of percentile strength - that exceptional individuals could have crazy-high strength scores - is IMO sound enough. But those... -
Charlaquin replied to the thread Dungeons & Dragons Playtests Four New Mystic-Themed Subclasses.Oh, I agree that circumventing an encounter is not an encounter (even though I do still give XP for it). That’s why I say it is often... -
GrimCo replied to the thread D&D General The 3.5 Binder was a really cool class.I finally remembered what Binder reminded me of. It's 7ths sea sorcery from Avalon called Glamour. It allowed user to call upon... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+].3e, as with many things it tried, had a good idea here and vastly overdid it. Had they done this only for humanoid monsters - i.e...
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Fenris-77 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Though even in games not focused on fight-to-the-death, you have to have things set up so that's not only functional but attractive... -
Fenris-77 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
So this reads to me as describing designer intended player heuristics in play. Players, when encountering a game will strive to find a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Percentile strength was in general a mistake, but it's one they could have fixed as you said. They just didn't because leaving bad ideas... -
Lanefan reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
I know yours is a genuine question an inquiry so will try to answer. First things first: I think 5e (gulp) might be superior to 1e in...
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Reynard reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with Like.
Percentile strength was in general a mistake, but it's one they could have fixed as you said. They just didn't because leaving bad ideas... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.The single biggest reason I end up pulling the plug on a playthrough of various 4X games.
