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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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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.It often only needs one player to be learning the higher options for it to propagate, though; even some players who won't put in a lot... -
GGreg K replied to the thread Your top 5 movie trilogies of all time, and why?.Lord of the Rings Trilogy Star Wars Trilogy (original) Back to the Future Trilogy Bourne Trilogy Indiana Jones Trilogy HM: The Dollars...
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Remathilis reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread WotC D&D Beyond Reveals 'Partnered Content' Schedule with
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With a rules update too! This one is excellent, to the degree that I will consider buying it again. -
aco175 reacted to 0000000000's post in the thread Karma, Rewards /Consequences Do you use it? If so, what is good, and if not what is bad? with Like.
Rmm I'd say you are part right. I try and reward good gaming, good roleplay and team work. -
DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I mean, since we're in "dueling anecdotes" territory, that's not how my games work at all. I have one friends-and-family table I'm the... -
Thomas Shey reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
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...
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DDerrick Kapchinsky reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Or even a Master of Ceremonies?
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Zzakael19 reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Huh, well, I don't think I completely agree. My first disagreement is that contract bridge players are somehow the straight equivalent...
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DammitVictor replied to the thread Video Games You Wish Existed.Oh, no. WeaponLord -- modern AA remake, preferably hand-drawn HD sprites, the same systems but with more rational inputs. Larger... -
Zzakael19 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
See, that's sort of exactly what I'm taking shots at. I used contract bridge, a very old and very popular game as an example, and this...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
It's possible that you are overestimating the amount of deep thinking the average player does about game mechanics. I don't disagree...
