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In The Beginning Was The d20. Daniel is a long-time computing geek who spends his days spreading this good word. Interests include painting, medieval swordsmanship, and every conceivable form of game design.
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How effective would a mech be in a city environment? This says everything. If the objective is to capture the city, there's an interesting and deep tactical discussion (edit the question if that's what you want). If the objective is to destroy the city, there's no need even to enter it, and the mech / artillery combination is unbeatable. |
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Is making a skill check in place of another check still considered the original skill? Hello, Ephiral, welcome to the site, and +1 for a solid initial answer. It would be improved slightly if you edited in the relevant text from the talent and Star Wars FAQ. (On which subject, our FAQ is here if you'd like to check it out.) |
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May 7 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 5 |
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Incentivizing Player Betrayal? I wish I had a second +1 for link Press and Dyson anyway; that paper is one of those revelatory "why did I never think to do that?" moments in mathematics. |
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May 3 |
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What do you do when a player intimidates your campaign boss to surrender? Fixed error in understanding question; added suggestions. |
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May 1 |
awarded | Quorum |
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Apr 30 |
awarded | Good Answer |
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Apr 30 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 30 |
reviewed | Leave Open I'm fairly new to D&D but want to GM; where do I go from here? |
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Apr 30 |
answered | What do you do when a player intimidates your campaign boss to surrender? |
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Apr 18 |
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Running a game of Microscope that isn't totally insane? +1 for as usual, Brian beats me to it by 10 mins. Especially the theme. Theme is everything when setting the tone. (I've run a game that ended with a slave rebellion by intelligent sheep ninja wielding doomsday weapons... but the tone stayed serious because it was played completely straight. Because the game had started out with simple, serious bronze age politics and exploration, and we'd hung on to that as the end approached.) Pick a theme that encourages serious - Dune, not Star Wars. Global Frequency, not Justice League. |
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Apr 17 |
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Should long Aspects be split? +1 Strong answer. A High Concept should sum up the whole character; it's OK for it to imply a lot of things. Other aspects that don't seem to work should usually be rephrased rather than split; instead of describing the character (So in this case, the High Concept would be "Gnome Illusionist On The Make" or "Lord Of Illusion (In Training)". If it's not a high concept aspect, try rephrasing away from skills entirely - leave the illusion in stunts and take aspects like "I Can Do Great Things" or "My Teacher Said I Would Be The Best".) |
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Apr 8 |
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Character generation for the dresden files “case file” adventures +1 for that last paragraph. Fill in a couple of aspects each, then leave the others blank and let them emerge during play. |
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Apr 1 |
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How can I replace a player character with an impostor without alerting the group? Completely correct. Oddly, The less opportunity you create specially for the master spy, the more plausible the switch will be. (The last time a group PC became a traitor was in my Star Wars game, and the group were going through customs at the time. All I did was roleplay mini-incidents for two other PCs in the group, thereby establishing that stuff happened without drawing any attention to the switch.) |
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Apr 1 |
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How can I include Dresden-Files-style vampires in my Pathfinder game? I'd recommend adding NPC levels. The powers of older Dresden vampires are depicted as being quite variable and individual... The Red King's an evil priest, Mavra's a wizard, Lara's a warrior / noble, and most tellingly, Ortega's a warrior but his wife's a wizard. |
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Mar 26 |
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What makes up the core FATE? Corrected outright error in point 4. (Thanks wraith808) |
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Mar 26 |
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What makes up the core FATE? @wraith808 is completely correct; I shouldn't answer when I've just taken medication. Edited. |
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Mar 25 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Mar 25 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 25 |
answered | What makes up the core FATE? |
