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Yesterday, 01:34 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsYeah, that is what I was going for. But a decent athletics and the dodge action made the monster go from scary to a joke.45 replies | 899 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:30 PMThe thing is, the broad sweeping changes are for that specific situation that caused the problem, not the problem itself. For example, not...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:24 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsYeah, -1 does make it better. So I guess we are just in a situation where nobody can hit anyone then!45 replies | 899 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:48 AMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsThe first one or two, yeah, but after that the cumulative -2 dodge penalty is enough that they can hit more often than not. Again, assuming I was...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:36 AM:) There are some gems amidst all the pointless bickering. I think I can really use Jason's advice about wandering monsters, and Gbaji's...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:33 AMOk, here is how I see it. I have a recurring problem. So I post a thread about it. People than hyper fixate on that specific instance of it,...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:31 AMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsYes. A werewolf against four mortal teenagers with no combat training and improvised weapons should not need support, that is a very surprising...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:28 AMSo you want me to act on advice that I don't even *vaguely* agree with? And I am the one treating people like disobedient puppies?436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:28 AMThanks Devil, it is nice to see that at least someone gets what I am trying to say! That is how I see the situation as well. I have said as...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:17 AMSo, the other day I was arguing on twitter in favor of women's rights, and some guy told me that I didn't need to worry about it, because I am so fat...727 replies | 131318 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 09:23 PMOk. So... you are actually being far meaner and more critical to my players than I have ever been right now, as you are accusing them of being a...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 07:17 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsMust have missed it then. Ok. Yeah, I guess. It would just be nice if you didn't have to go in for crazy custom powers to make the combat math...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 06:05 PMPretty good summary, but the issue is that both Brian and I were misunderstanding the other one, so we were both trying to be the "reasonable"...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 05:08 PMIt is a behavior I really wish they would stop because it isn't fun for anyone. The problem is that if I just reward the behavior by hand-waving...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:50 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsCool. Thanks. So yeah, it isn't really feasible to knock a werewolf out. Although I guess in newer editions without damage rolls or soak it is a...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:56 PMPretty sure I did exactly that, although I said it through an NPC. Hmmm... maybe that is an issue? Players are so used to ignoring NPCs and...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:35 PMYeah. In hindsight you are correct. At the time, I didn't understand what the issue was; I thought Brian was just being stubborn about not wanting...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:31 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsLook at the woman's face, that cougar got her good. If it had been a tiger, I doubt she would have survived. That is the thing about CoD; dodge is...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:05 PMThis is correct. This is an animistic setting, and your first paragraph is how it is meant to function. So, when Brian told me he was going to...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:23 PMIn this context, I disagree. Fertile females take 9 months to produce a baby. Fertile males take about 9 seconds. Objectively, if you are...11 replies | 2423 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 02:13 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other Systems(I am AFB right now so going from memory; I am sure I could figure out some of these answers on my own with in depth study, but some are still...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 01:25 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other Systems@ Easy E: Sorry for derailing your thread! Also, if anyone knows Changeling 20 well or oWoD: Werewolf combat well, please contact me, I have a few...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 09:36 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsYou keep misunderstanding me; high offense low defense is the only way the system *does* work. Athletics is just too powerful as a defensive...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 08:46 PMThe stone-speak spell enables a social encounter where there otherwise wouldn't be one, it is still a social encounter. One that Brian made...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 08:06 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsOk. Fine. The combat math isn't broken. The combat math works as intended , which is to produce an outcome that is wholly unlike it would be in...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 06:39 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsMaybe so. I was just not expecting a game where The Goonies can reliably beat Jason Voorhes in a straight fight without any casualties, and frankly...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 05:06 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsI was told on the other forum that it was absolutely not fair for the storyteller to change the monsters target after total defense had been declared.45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 03:08 PMGbaji or I? Gbaji said "Saying "I don't want to RP a scene talking to a stone statue" does not mean "I want to roll dice instead". It literally...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 02:05 PMTalakeal replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsSo, here is how every combat went for me: Players all have decent athletics scores. Players wait for the monster to attack. The target then...45 replies | 899 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 01:38 PMSo what actually happened* was that Brian said that he wasn't nearly as charismatic as his character, and was thus at an unfair disadvantage in...436 replies | 20561 view(s)
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