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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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payn reacted to billd91's post in the thread Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing with
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It is, however, always a relevant question with respect to Traveller which has had so many incarnations. Because I can tell you that... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I've been thinking about this thing about mental stats, and how I've frequently seen arguments along the lines of "it's especially...
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JJML replied to the thread Dragon Reflections 101.I got the same bemused reaction from Dale A. Donovan (another Dragon magazine rock star) when he came through my booth at GenCon (I was...
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djotaku replied to the thread D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters?.Between the time I ordered my D&D 2024 books than their actual delivery I moved over to Tales of the Valiant. I agree, like you, that... -
TwoSix reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Criticizing a playstyle is not (necessarily) criticizing someone. I have not gone back and re-read, but my impression was that @TwoSix... -
hawkeyefan reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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I love this example! Al Czervik (played by Rodney Dangerfield) is extremely effective socially. It's clear the background characters... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yes, at this point, your opinion is well documented. I’m just pointing to games that still have potentially deep roleplaying despite...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to billd91's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Really? I don’t think I’ve encountered it anywhere but in D&D spheres, and that’s in 40-odd years of playing mainly trad role playing games.
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Stormonu replied to the thread D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters?.I bought the 2024 manual, but after viewing the changes to Lycanthropes and how they handled "humanoids", the book has gone on the shelf... -
djotaku reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters? with Like.
The ToV MM is superior in every way. It bugs me because it was the MM previews that made me give 2024 a shot, but in the end they did...
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FFrozenNorth 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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djotaku reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters? with Like.
Ackahullay... Drow don't exist in Dragonlance, Dark Sun or Mystara. They are very different in Eberron. Orcs don't exist in...
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djotaku reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters? with Like.
I did not buy the physical version of the 5e Monster Manual 2024, I bought the digital version for Foundry VTT, so some of the things...
