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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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Nilbog replied to the thread Things you don’t like about DMing.Remembering stuff. Sign of age I guess, but maybe also nerves, like I can remember the rules, plot details, NPC's great when I'm sat at... -
ZI feel fortunate that the group I'm running for currently doesn't seem to have any social referee issues. I've only had to really step...
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Reading through a published adventurer. I don’t know why, but I always find that to be such a chore. The worst is reading through keyed... -
NNeonchameleon replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.Not only were they expected to be - but they were wargamers and that was considered part of skilled play. It was a goal of play.
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I feel your pain. This is my pet hate too. I think it started in Pathfinder. Dipped slightly in 5e but resurfaced when getting into 5e... -
Paul Farquhar replied to the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities.The rules isn’t the world. They are just an abstraction to deal with how the PCs interact with it. It’s nonsense that a fighter with the... -
Reynard replied to the thread Shadowdark: Stocking A Dungeon Example.I was surprised. I though there were more robust random monster tables. The random encounter tables provided are cool, but they are very... -
Reading through a published adventurer. I don’t know why, but I always find that to be such a chore. The worst is reading through keyed...
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TheSword replied to the thread Things you don’t like about DMing.I feel your pain. This is my pet hate too. I think it started in Pathfinder. Dipped slightly in 5e but resurfaced when getting into 5e... -
Maxperson replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.When it negatively impacts everyone else in the game? Sorry. You can get on board or find a game where it doesn't do that. 5 people... -
payn replied to the thread Things you don’t like about DMing.Experience does seem to iron out some social issues. I tend to find them to be more like an onion, though. Layer after layer. You could...
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WWolfram stout reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread D&D General Warlocks' patrons vs. Paladin Oaths and Cleric Deities with
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No, because it's an obviously bad idea to write the rules assuming that jerk DMs are the norm. Also the Standford Prison Experiment... -
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Strangely, the rules were instead written to assume the players will be jerks who min-max and meta-game every last possible advantage if...
