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2024-03-25, 09:01 PMOldTrees1 replied to a thread Let's... discuss the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons Survival-CRPG in Roleplaying GamesI did some light research on the studio: Their games tend to have bad microtransactions but the game itself is liked by the players (see Hawk7915's...12 replies | 1684 view(s)
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2024-03-21, 11:55 PMGeneral Feedback for LLMs as AI DMs: They literally don't care about accuracy. If you say your character does XYZ, the AI DM does not care about...6 replies | 1312 view(s)
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2024-03-21, 11:00 AMOldTrees1 replied to a thread Do Mechanics Actually Matter for a Role-Playing Game? in Roleplaying GamesMike was saying the words "the dice system / the resolution system doesn't matter" but then they talked about finding the one that gelled with the...25 replies | 1559 view(s)
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2024-03-21, 09:02 AMOldTrees1 replied to a thread Do Mechanics Actually Matter for a Role-Playing Game? in Roleplaying GamesYes the process mechanics (just like the resource mechanics) matter. Dice vs cards: With cards your fate is already sealed despite being...25 replies | 1559 view(s)
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2024-03-07, 09:21 AMMy only point was that sapient aberrations generally DO have free will. I replied when Psyren was attempting to claim they don't have free will. ...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-07, 02:24 AMThere is nothing technically incorrect about the sentences. The sentence "Humans have spread out across the planet" does not mean "Each human has...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-07, 01:52 AMUh huh. 1) Are you aware you are doing exactly what you criticized people about in regards to Orcs? You read a statement about the overall group...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-06, 11:06 PMAll 3 citations are false. Illithids, Aboleths, and Beholders do have free will and have always had free will. Aberrations are one of my favorite...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-06, 10:49 AMIs this compatible with the playable Myconoids, Trolls, Ghouls, Illithids, and Fiends? (They already have free will and are playable species in...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 09:45 PMThank you for clarifying and my apologies again for interrupting.1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 08:22 PMI am assuming they were using that single example act as a flag post to reduce word count, rather than claim "Evil" can't help caterpillars. If I am...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 05:26 PMI think worldbuilding questions can lead to other worldbuilding questions. I found the former question interesting. Some partial answers to the...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 03:54 PMI had been presuming all the takes were this kind of more nuanced take. Even the well critiqued Volo's take went further. There is a trope of...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 01:46 PMI think you would have something closer to at most 60% evil, 30% neutral, and 10% good. However if you are measuring supporting:bystander:resistance...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 12:56 PMThis is a problem. Having a story with monsters to be slain is not necessarily a problem. Having a story with something that was inspired by or...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-05, 12:42 PMIndeed, but it is interesting to think about. That would be a challenge for 2 reasons. 1 is being discussed in the other conversation. The other...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 11:21 PMThat would be a funny sight. A tunnel opens in the city market and kobold traders pop out. "Come buy our rocks!" Good ideas. Nomadic...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 08:44 PMI don't know about Dwarves, but now I am picturing a nomadic society that mines tunnels through the earth. Every so often they surface to trade, and...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 05:25 PMYes level development tables (Savage Species is my favorite book), mandatory feat selections, or something like that. This forum had a homebrew...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 02:47 PMWhen I play a "monster" interesting higher level species, I don't want the "pale imitation" version of the interesting species. (Especially since...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 11:53 AM1) They don't. 2) I don't think Psyren meant the features couldn't/wouldn't scale. Githyanki for example have their spells delayed to later levels....1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 10:30 AMAbout Lord Raziere's Point A long point but worth reading and rereading. I do suggest people replying to Lord Raziere's point jump to this...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-04, 02:29 AMIn every edition of D&D that I have checked (3E, 3.5E, 4E, 4.5E, and 5E), WotC did exactly this. The PHB uses 1 setting as an example. In 3E it used...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-03, 06:21 AMConsider Owl's Insight. Owl's Insight Level: Druid 5 Source: Magic of Faerun / Spell Compendium Duration: 1 hour Effect: Target's Wisdom...32 replies | 5236 view(s)
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2024-03-01, 03:52 PMI mostly* agree although that is a nonsequitor to the part of my post you quoted, so I should clarify. I think the 5E version of species are watered...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-01, 10:10 AMGood point that is a better way to reflect Dwarf's overall fortitude rather than only talking about poison. Here is a possible summary of Dwarf...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-03-01, 02:10 AMTo be fair this is better/worse depends on the edition of D&D. The design constraints around species don't need to be as restrictive as 5E chose to...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-02-27, 08:48 PMNot Constant. It would be At-Will with an activation. There is a thematic difference. The Dwarf takes a moment (costs an action, or even a minute)...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-02-27, 07:12 PMYou can use it, as a bonus/swift/free action, prof bonus (2-4) times per day. Each use is 10 minutes. 60' is rather long distance for tremorsense...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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2024-02-27, 06:33 PMTo be fair, the limited uses, bonus action activation, and long range imply to me, that the author was primarily letting "you were ambushed, now find...1047 replies | 59130 view(s)
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