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Corone
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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...
Mar 28, 2026
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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...
Feb 23, 2026
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I love this example! Al Czervik (played by Rodney Dangerfield) is extremely effective socially. It's clear the background characters...
Feb 19, 2026
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You’re posting like « people should play their attributes » is what other posters are taking issue with. It really isn’t. They take...
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An 8 Int is slightly below average. I played an 8 Int rogue in 4e. He was uneducated and intellectually incurious, and I told the DM...
Feb 19, 2026
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As a passive observer, I can definitely say that some of your posts read as strongly dismissive of other people's opinions that you...
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This is focussing on the wrong part of the issue. « People should play their stats » is uncontroversial. There may be some argument...
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Because there are always a variety pf people responding to you in more or less the same way I do about the same set of issues. It's not...
Feb 19, 2026
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The thing is "Paladins lose their powers for an evil act" hasn't been part of mainline D&D's rules since 2008 and has never been a part...
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Yup, you have a very different picture of what your posts look like than a lot of people who read them. That's both interesting and...
Feb 19, 2026
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To really engage with what you are describing, you'd need a classless system--so that everyone could in fact use the same rules. It is...
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Maybe you should stop telling people they are doing things wrong then, which you do with clockwork regularity when they do it...
Feb 19, 2026
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How exactly does having something stolen look to a character when the thief rolls high?
Feb 19, 2026
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Your interpretation of the connection between stats and roleplaying. There isn't 'right way' to do that, but that doesn't stop you from...
Feb 19, 2026
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There is a 3PP, "Roll for Combat" what published "Battlezoo", and "Dungeons in a box" algo published "Monster Trainer Handbook". Other...
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