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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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JI should write some adventures and sit on them until 6e comes out, so I can adapt them as an early release.
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JI'm used to 3rd edition and Pathfinder 1st, which had loads of books every year. I miss monster books, adventure paths/campaigns...
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Jjian reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General Favourite adventures from Dungeon Magazine with
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Ha! I offered this one to two different groups (in-game) in 5E games and neither took the bait! I find his criticism too harsh and... -
Fenris-77 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I know, right? Clearly Shadowdark is the central point of reference. -
Fenris-77 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I mean, any game that has stats pretty similar to D&D's I'm probably going to fold under the umbrella of D&Dishness for discussion...
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Quartz reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Lances were designed to shatter and be disposable? with Like.
If it's saying war-lances in the 1300s through 1500s were designed to shatter, yes. The same is true later on as well. I can't speak to... -
We did try it in 2e. Declare, roll, modify. Wasn't a fan. To many times spellcasters lost their turn due to their targets no longer... -
cbwjm replied to the thread RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Mutants & Masterminds 4e, Dark Matter, SEWER SCUM, and more.I really liked 2e, if this is a good balance between 2e and 3e then it should be a great edition. -
JJoeyD473 reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with
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I think virtually all of D&D is pigeonholed as only doing combat. Fighters just get the worst of it. They don't get spells (one of the... -
cbwjm reacted to JML's post in the thread RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Mutants & Masterminds 4e, Dark Matter, SEWER SCUM, and more with Like.
The conversations I had with them at GenCon they said they were putting a little of the 2E crunch back in? Either way, I'm excited for...
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JJoeyD473 reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General When Was it Decided Fighters Should Suck at Everything but Combat? with Like.
You are asking about the early game and what went wrong. Adding skills was exactly that. That is a different argument than "skills are a...
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Yeah it’s top of my list every time. There is something unique about it. Both optimistic and cautionary. Cerebral but packed with...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Why wouldn't you? If you decided to play an elf, I'd expect that to come out in some way in your play. Cultural stuff too, as...
