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Yesterday, 11:51 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Introducing a Fantastic Religion to the Players in Roleplaying GamesTBH unless you're all scholars of Greek history and mythology they're basically using whatever fictionalised version they've picked up from pop...9 replies | 801 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:46 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextFinding berries is also a matter of knowing which ones are nutritious and which ones are poisonous. Same with other foodstuffs, you have to know...44 replies | 2527 view(s)
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Yesterday, 04:34 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsI think this is a perfect encapsulation of what I was talking about when I said people brought expectations to Hancock that stopped them seeing what...92 replies | 4788 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 06:00 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Exploration and social - the two pillars that have no mechanics in D&D 5e/NextMan, sure sounds like this is the sort of place where a set of abstractions would be helpful to let players know how they might be able to interact...44 replies | 2527 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 04:57 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsI think Hancock is one of those movies that's been reassessed over time now that people have figured out what it actually is as a movie and are...92 replies | 4788 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 11:00 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Are their options constrained by being seen vs being heard though?77 replies | 4074 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 10:38 AMThey should probably kick themselves for not hashing out at least the broad strokes of who's playing what in session 0, at least. "We're playing...92 replies | 6145 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 10:29 AMGloatingSwine replied to a thread Arguments IN FAVOR of keeping hide/move silently and spot/listen/search separate? in D&D 3e/3.5e/d20Another thing is that splitting the rolls only produces a uniquely interesting outcome vs. combining them if the nature of failure meaningfully...77 replies | 4074 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 05:38 AMTBH I think based on an exchange earlier part of the problem is that he's putting the information into the mouths of NPCs, rather than filling the...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 04:35 AMMost of the "Talk to your players" advice in this and other similar threads are about situations where the DM is authoritative and it's better for...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 10:33 AMContext and location and history are the fundamentals of this whole shebanc. And the dirty little secret is that most people are not sufficiently...92 replies | 6145 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 05:05 AMChangelings' relationship with Banes (the spirits that possess humans to make Fomori) is a bit weird. Destroying everything would be bad, of course,...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:09 PMYes, it is. The problem is an out-of-character problem. Brian the player at the table can't think of other actions to declare for his character...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:53 PMThat's another "keep the game flowing" thing though. If they're not coming up with anything on their initiative, go round the table and put each...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:23 PMThis is why you solve this with out-of-character confirmation. Brian misunderstood the spell in a way his character would not have. Telling him...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 01:07 PMYou should probably check your assumption that sexual violence in conflict and captivity is something that happens only to women. It isn't and never...11 replies | 2961 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 06:36 AMWell yes, there is an assumption that the nature and operation of the spell is transparent to the players before they decide to learn it, rather than...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 05:05 AMRight, but this is where openness and communication comes in. If this spell animates some kind of kami within the stone which is not bound to truth...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 06:20 AMDo you want murderhobos? That's how you get murderhobos.92 replies | 6145 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 04:43 PMRemember the others are playing child characters created using Innocents rules where 5 pips in a physical attribute is "nearly average adult" (2 pips...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 02:56 PMWhy would the mortals be soaking Lethal? Vampires soak lethal because their bodies are dead and they don't care about damage to organs they weren't...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 11:22 AMYeah, though "what do you intend to do" has problems when the players give you a sequence of actions they perform without you knowing their end goal....461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 10:35 AMAlways someone is learning the Kzinti Lesson.14 replies | 2105 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 10:31 AMReally the basis of doing social skills should be the same basis as most other skills. The player says what they want to achieve* and how they...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 05:55 AMI mean sure it would be nice if Bethesda got creative with the east coast but they're not gonna. Me I'd keep the Brotherhood as they are in 4 but...104 replies | 3201 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 05:42 AMTBH I'd have stuck to one player-managed settlement, and have the management be more about making choices for the settlement with different choices...104 replies | 3201 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 05:24 AMIt's a consequence of the World of Darkness games despite all using the same system with different bells on not actually being designed to be crossed...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 03:59 PMThere's always going to be a certain amount of ruling in checks. I think the guidance could be improved somewhat though if it proceeded from the...285 replies | 14685 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 03:22 PMThis is one of those "everyone needed to be a lot more careful with their words" things (because it's one of those frankenstein stitches I mentioned...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 12:37 PMTechnically none of the World of Darkness properties are intended to be crossed over even within new/old, people have done it since forever but...461 replies | 23603 view(s)
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