Vahnavoi
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Today, 05:07 AMQuite the opposite, in any kind of remotely technical discussion where correct understanding of terms is vital to the point, it is quite usual to...209 replies | 8092 view(s) -
Today, 03:09 AMVahnavoi replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Re: character knowledge: You are all too concerned with whether a character knows specific game details and not nearly concerned enough about all...36 replies | 991 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:37 AMVahnavoi replied to a thread What would be the safest, not-cheesy way to level grind in a sand-box like setting? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20It's been a while since I did an equivalent thought exercise, but one of the better ways is to get to high enough level by fighting lower-CR enemies,...36 replies | 991 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:27 AMVahnavoi replied to a thread Point buy skill systems with efficiencies that shift as you grow in Roleplaying GamesSo, let's recap, your system allows two ways of getting the same thing, both with the same ultimate cost, but one ends up being slightly less...16 replies | 573 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:28 AMYou are using two different words and then getting confused over a very simple point: Optimization - the process of searching for optimal...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 02:43 PMThe applicable part from Princess Bride is "you keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." Because what you just said...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-25, 12:25 PMOr, third option, there are math problems that are too hard for you or your players to solve optimally, math problems which can be used to make a...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 03:42 PMYou don't seem to understand my criticism. Vast majority of time, when you or your players call a strategy "optimal", it is NOT a strategy with...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 10:55 AMThe position of a game master stems from a wargaming paradigm where opposing players both describe their moves to a referee, and the referee then...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 06:41 AMYes, including some requiring special intervention by social services or law enforcement. That's not what this is about, though. Pay attention to...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 06:35 PMAnd it should be obvious why I am referring to universal gaming.262 replies | 9996 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 06:05 PMNo they don't. Majority of popular games are PvP, majority of gamers are both familiar with and capable of enjoying the format. Indeed, this is the...262 replies | 9996 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 05:25 PMI have as much against PvP in D&D, as I have against games such as Murder, Werewolf, Saboteur, Among Us, etc. - nothing at all. I also don't have...262 replies | 9996 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:56 PMBoth you and your players repeatedly use "optimal" in the same way as the junior engineer in the joke about spherical cows in a vacuum. As in: ...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:47 PMDisruptive for what? Fighting monsters and looting dungeons? Sure. You know what else is disruptive for that? Traps. Resource scarcity. The...262 replies | 9996 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:15 PMI don't. It's not useful juxtaposition. As with any other disability, you give as much support as the other person requires to complete a move. Then...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 03:58 PMI contest that. The first way I contest it was already touched upon by kyoryu: we can imagine branching paths from the very beginning. In the...150 replies | 9260 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 03:32 PMThere is no such thing as character knowledge. Characters don't exist as independent entities that know things. Everything a character is supposed to...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 02:14 PMEvery single game where the game master plays adversarial roles is an adversarial game. The fact that a game master might also play non-adversarial...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 02:05 PMPex & Amnestic: well yeah. The class used to be called "Thief", with their primary abilities revolving around stealing and backstabbing. It is 100%...262 replies | 9996 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 01:53 PMI'd be more interested in their ages.209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 01:29 PMAgain, blaming computer games seems like a red herring. Star Control 2 was (significantly) more complex than Quertus's stereotype of a computer...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 12:31 PMI don't think that's it. First, the biggest correlate with this kind of behaviour is being a kid, and kids these days are too young to have played...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:55 AMFrom the Free Dictionary: mag·ic (măj′ĭk) n. 1. a. The art or practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural...22 replies | 1724 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 07:41 AMAh, the contrarian, a classic and underappreciated player archetype. :smallamused: Be thankful if they only do this in a game. Worst examples...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 06:20 AMCharacters as seen in play are always extensions of the people playing them in every human-run game in existence. The only practical alternatives are...51 replies | 4521 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 02:41 PMI see this kind of behaviour all the time, especially in small kids and adults who didn't grow up. Multiple elements can contribute to it. In no...209 replies | 8092 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 08:46 AMI'm afraid you missed the point. Suppose that instead of wording a wish, I'm asking you to lift a rock in a live-action roleplay. You can say "my...51 replies | 4521 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 11:52 AMMonarchy, feodalism and religion are systems. You don't bow to the king on the top of the pole just because he's individually a swell guy - you do so...26 replies | 1650 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 09:28 AM@skrum: to me it seems obvious why you don't get branching scenarios or sense of agency that way. You're focusing on the wrong thing. You've set...218 replies | 11419 view(s)
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