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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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Gradine reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Huh. I find it dull and colorless to consider the six attributes the most important determinants of a character. If I were to describe... -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.1st level is a game construct, not part of the world. There is no reason to suppose a 3rd level character was ever 1st. It doesn't... -
Fenris-77 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Not until you start jumping on people for not leaning into the parts of their character that aren't important and that they didn't pick... -
NNicholas Reed reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread AI/LLMs Hasbro CEO Says AI Integration Has Been "A Clear Success" with Like.
If AI development was spearheaded by some United Federation of Progress, the outcome an assistant computer like in Star Trek, I'd be...
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Maxperson reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with Like.
As I said, class fluff is suggestions, not rules, which is why so much of it is contradictory, and there are a great many different ways... -
Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.All that does is jump him to the level where he finds out who he made the deal with at 1st level. :p I don't understand what WotC was...
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Fenris-77 replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Yeah, and past a point you can kiss my lily-white goblin if you think you get to tell me how to do that. I'm playing the game for my own...
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fuindordm replied to the thread AD&D 1E Redesigned and Rebalanced Thief for 1e AD&D.Since you ask, here's the complete data. But I don't want to derail the thread from your excellent work. @Celebrim regarding the skill... -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.As I said, class fluff is suggestions, not rules, which is why so much of it is contradictory, and there are a great many different ways...
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Maxperson reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Fiction is filled with examples of "dumb" characters having moments of clarity and insight and coming up with solutions that catch...
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Maxperson replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.The way we roll stats, it's just not the issue you make it out to be.
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NNicholas Reed reacted to Pr1ke's post in the thread D&D General Former Head of D&D Says Vecna: Eve of Ruin Was Not Going To Feature Obelisk Plot with Like.
Thats because we somehow ended up calling a linear plot structure a railroad by default, even though it doesnt necessarily involve any...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread So what's the deal with solo gaming?.Not a fan of no prep either, but that term has been used to describe a variety of games that strongly feature narrativist mechanics.
