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Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions... -
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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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Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to prabe's post in the thread Why Blades in the Dark feels less swingy than d20 – and why the bell curve (and variance) aren't the main reason with
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Blades in the dark calls them successes--in that graphic upthread, they're not in the "bad outcome" bundles--and tells the players they... -
JiffyPopTart replied to the thread What mechanics or subsystems do you use regardless of the game you are running/playing?.I've seen the term Clocks used a bunch but never have played a game that used them for me to quite understand them. Could you give me a... -
TheSword replied to the thread Yes, 'The Algorithm' REALLY IS Like That.i think you are over complicating it. The concerned countries - let’s just say the EU pass a law mandating that all social media... -
hawkeyefan replied to the thread Let's Talk About Character Resources To Power Abilities.Okay… I meant more like in the sense of game mechanics. Like gameplay. In several recent threads you‘Ve kind of argued that player... -
Whizbang Dustyboots replied to the thread Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser Trailer.Job security for Jason Momoa! -
Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser Trailer with Like.
Problem with last 3 books is time skips. Children to God Emperor is 3500y, God Emperor to Heretics is 1500y. First trilogy takes time in...
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Whizbang Dustyboots reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
That’s a good way to ensure you don’t have experienced workers around when things inevitably go wrong. Expertise matters. I was...
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DeviousQuail replied to the thread D&D General Unique Class Mechanics you would love to see in a D&D "goes wild" Edition [+].-Stamina Dice (Fighter, potentially other martials) Fuel for abilities that are not at-will. -Metamagic all the time (Sorcerer) Say... -
Tea Cozy replied to the thread AI/LLMs DLSS 5 will be the worst thing to EVER happen to video games.Op/eds are still technically articles without being news articles, besides I posted allegedly factual information. “When developers... -
TwoSix replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.At least in modern D&D, the primary use of a stat is to modify skill checks (counting attacks and saves as a variation of a skill). So... -
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's Talk About Character Resources To Power Abilities with Like.
Not sure I totally agree with this, though. I agree that the thespian/acting/portayal portion of the game shouldn't be elevated in...
