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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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TSR Inc. published Dragon #102 in October 1985. It is 100 pages long and has a cover price of $3.00. This issue features gully dwarves... -
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.There's a surprisingly short distance between the two bolded bits here, at least in my eyes. The very term"cinematic combat" brings to... -
dbm replied to the thread Dual Role Games.GURPS does this with templates and lenses. Templates are recipes / pre-spent points to create a certain type of characters, while lenses... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.Like it or not, though, the rules to a large extent determine the types of decisions the PCs (and by extension, their players) are...
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AAncoulainn replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Breaking The Eldritch Knight (Eberron).Yeah, if you're a big Eldritch Knight with Mark of Storm and Great Weapon Master, so you'll have to be in the frontline anyway, it's a...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Does the contrary also apply? Eg a first level fighter can't Intimidate a pit fiend? But what about bluffing? Perhaps a first level...
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Jensaarai reacted to DiceGrimorium's post in the thread D&D General Digital Maps for Roll20 with
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Beneath the peaks of the mountains, a trade route vanished when a sudden blizzard came out of nowhere. When caravans failed to return... -
As I was writing my reply, I realized this became a spectrum question for me. I don't find hyper-opinionated games very compelling... -
[NOTE: This is another in my ongoing musing threads meant to help me think about my Bucket List RPG. The purpose of the discussion is...
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Ppemerton reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I enjoy Deception, Insight, Persuasion and Intimidation. The loose system invites GM and players to establish goals, negotiate, create...
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Autumnal reacted to Swanosaurus's post in the thread RPGs that you feel trip over their own cool ideas with Like.
I think there are a few RPGs that come up with a cool, innovative idea that they love, build their system around it ... and then it...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) How do you handle surprised but won initiative?.Thing is, you weren't just speaking about your own game play in the post to which I replied, you were speaking of modern gaming trends -...
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Autumnal replied to the thread What are you reading in 2026?.Dan Simmons died of complications from a stroke yesterday. I’ve moved up a reread of the Hyperion Cantos, Carrion Comfort, The Hollow...
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MarkB reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread General star wars talk/discussion/complaining with Like.
That book is amazing! My favorite Star Wars novel.
