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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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Stormonu replied to the thread D&D General 'War Wizard' is a new Dragonlance novel from Weis & Hickman.As I recall, his martyring was also the reason wizards were allowed to carry daggers for defense. But, it's been years since I've read... -
PPamphylian reacted to ZeshinX's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with
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Aaaaand gonna yoink that idea for my game. Much obliged (though going to tinker it down to 1d4 per plus....since I like to save d6's... -
PPamphylian reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
Similar - in 5E I rarely hand out straight-forward magic items but flavor them up in some way. Also, when it comes to (plain) magic...
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PPamphylian reacted to Xenolith234's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
I maintain that while the 5e magic items are streamlined, they ended up fairly lame as a result. Can’t have any lingering impact on the...
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PPamphylian reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
This post helps to explain why nearly all magical items in my 5E games are bespoke and frequently split the difference between their...
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TTigris replied to the thread D&D General Combat as War vs. Sport and a Missing Third Mode.Sport vs War or Rules vs King This framing definitly sounds as coming from the OSR because it does sond biased. For me the big...
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Vael replied to the thread Project Hail Mary Discussion.I went to see it with a group of friends who hadn't read the book, and we all really enjoyed it. I loved the book and thought this was a... -
PPamphylian reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General Edition Design Philosophies as Seen Through Magic Items with Like.
I can't speak for OD&D, but my years of playing 1E - 3E was more striving towards Simulation than D&D just being a game. 3E was the...
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Keldryn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Melf's Guide to Greyhawk cover by Jeff Easley revealed at Gary Con with Like.
Again, it wasn't a serious suggestion. It was a comment on how ill suited 5E is to the theoretical playstyle in question. -
Keldryn reacted to Artamo's post in the thread Melf's Guide to Greyhawk cover by Jeff Easley revealed at Gary Con with Like.
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Azzy reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread WotC Why WotC SHOULD Make A New Setting with Like.
Honestly, that's probably the next step for Radiant Citadel. Put more meat on all the existing bones. Or just take one of the settings... -
Keldryn reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Melf's Guide to Greyhawk cover by Jeff Easley revealed at Gary Con with Like.
I don't think this is true. It swept the big categories at the 2024 Ennies and is a two-time member of the million dollar Kickstarter...
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bsss reacted to Tea Cozy's post in the thread AI/LLMs DLSS 5 will be the worst thing to EVER happen to video games with Like.
In a very early demo while in a state nowhere near ready to ship. If you asked “then why demo it now?” I’d shrug and say “good question.”
