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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at... -
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive... -
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Image courtesy of Pixabay. For years, my game room sat as a quiet monument to a dream: a dedicated space where I could play Dungeons &...
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TSR Inc. published Dragon #101 in September 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features the third... -
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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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Nytmare reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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The GM narrates the outcome of the roll. He says what happens, and then adds “I’m adding two ticks to the X clock” to represent that... -
Fenris-77 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".Wow. No. It was a new edition with new rules. People are welcome to use those new rules or not, but the implication that people were... -
mamba replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.how much control over the narrative was there though, they did not have a spell component for some reason, apart from that they... -
fuindordm reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
I can only speak for @GothmogIV, but I like the fact that the answers to the challenges in the game aren't based on what's on your... -
Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Also, it's so structured. You're telling me that I have to wait for the other guy to do all their stuff, and I just sit around watching...
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Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
So every decision made by a player in an RPG is somewhat meta by definition? IRL I don't know my to-hit bonus, damage dice, hit points...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat?.It certainly does, and I've played and enjoyed Sh RPGs are, however, a wonderful tool for mechanically representing fiction, are for me... -
Nytmare reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Just a quick aside for those reading this thread and unfamiliar with what might be termed more "narrative" games so that a wrong...
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Paul Farquhar replied to the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026?.The camera is similar to other games, I guess if you have played those you have learned the skill of controlling it. If you haven’t you... -
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