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1 year ago ::
May 12, 2012 - 6:54PM
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Sorry about that. I know him personally and perhaps spoke too familiarly. I will try to keep in mind these things going forward.
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1 year ago ::
May 13, 2012 - 8:12AM
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So how many people will be running a playtest for the upcoming playtest release on the 24th? Will you be looking for players or do you have a set group ready to go? What city do you live in? I plan on DMing the playtest with my group. 4 confirmed players. I might pick up another player or 2. I could use some players with more experience. Especially experience beyond 2nd. I live in Surrey BC
I'm going to try and get some playtesting done, but it depends heavily on my groups availability. With a player or two being MIA for much of June it might be fun to do some 5e as a filler game.
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1 year ago ::
May 13, 2012 - 12:19PM
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I am so confused. Post mod there's a bunch of stuff that makes no sense.
since when is the term ragequit harrassment?
Anyway, I certainly hope that emerikol comes back to the forums after the playtest. We didn't always agree, but discussions were informative and entertaining.
More sex and gender equality and racial equality shouldn't even be an argument--it should simply be an assumption for any RPG that wants to stay relevant in the 21st century.
I could say anything in D&D is silly though, because it's a silly game and we are silly people.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 7:16AM
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So how many people will be running a playtest for the upcoming playtest release on the 24th? Will you be looking for players or do you have a set group ready to go? What city do you live in?
We (Oporto, Portugal) have a monthly rpg event (every 1st weekend of each month) where we play several RPGs other than the regular D&D 4th Ed, and we are planning to run the playtest on several tables on the June meeting (June 2nd).
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 7:19AM
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..."window.parent.tinyMCE.get('post_content').onLoad.dispatch();" contenteditable="true" />I bet its going to be an event only playtest...
Hopefully they will make it available over the VTT for non-DDi members...
seriously read the articles. On the 24th it opens up for everyone to test.
My plan for that weekend is to have saturday be repetetive games. I will have so many players that want to check it out that 1 game won't be enough considering there are only 4 pre-gen characters available. I will likely run three thre hour adventures. Sunday will more than likely be system delving with my roomates to investigate everything we are given with a fine tooth comb.
Can you link some of those articles. I can't seem to find them...
www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd%2...
then legends and lore since then has had info.
From that article they just say they are going to have a playtest, they don't explain how it will happen. Personally I hope they don't do an event only where you have to go somewhere. Hopefully they will provide enough info to do a playtest at home or through the VTT...
They will probably explain the playtest format tomorrow on the live chat.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 7:32AM
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I will run at least one table with one of my groups... if I like what I see I'll do a table with another group as well.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 10:44AM
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I'm planning on running a group as soon as the rules are released--barring any unforseen circumstances, like I really don't like the rules and don't even want to give them a try. And I may run an online game if I can get it organized, but nothing definite there yet.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 1:09PM
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I'll be running a game with one of my regular groups, and possibly the other if they're interested.
Playtest or get off the playtest boards.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 1:40PM
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My local game store owner is signed up, and will be running as many tables as there are people to fill, so that will be cool.
More sex and gender equality and racial equality shouldn't even be an argument--it should simply be an assumption for any RPG that wants to stay relevant in the 21st century.
I could say anything in D&D is silly though, because it's a silly game and we are silly people.
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1 year ago ::
May 15, 2012 - 8:31PM
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I am saddened that my Local Game Store wants nothing to do with TTRPGs he is all about magic cards and warhammer minis. Anyway...
I am planning to go visit my old game group (northern California) on the 24th and I wont be coming back till the 27th, so 4 days of crazy playtest fun.
I am sad to hear that emerikol left, we agreed on so much, it was nice to have an ally on the forums. Mablok, if you see him say hi for me.
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This is a very simple problem and I will outline it below.
Their are two types of people
Type 1: a lot of people (not all, but a lot) who play see alignment as "I am lawful good thus I must play lawful good"
Type 2: a lot of people (not all, but a lot) who play see alignment as "My previous actions have made people and the gods view me as lawful good.
The difference is subtle but it is the source of the misunderstanding. Alignment does not dictate how you play your character. All it does is tell you, the player, how the rest of the world views you, and your previous actions. Any future actions will be judged by their own merits.
Say you're a baby eating pyromaniac. You are most likely chaotic evil. But one day you decide, "Hey all I really need is love." So you get a wife, have a kid, and get a kitten named Mr. Snook'ems. You become a member of the PTA and help build houses for the homeless. You are no longer chaotic evil. And just because you were once chaotic evil it does not mean that you have to stay chaotic evil.
Alignment never dictates what you can do, it only says what you have done.
Now that is cleared up here is a simple test.
What is the alignment of...
A Police officer:
The average Citizen:
A Vigilante:
The answer is simple.
The Police officer is lawful good. He uses the laws of the country and city to arrest people and make them pay their debt to society.
The Citizen is Neutral good. He wants to live is a place that is Good and follows moral and ethical principle, but he sometimes finds the laws impedes him, and he wonders why we spend so much on poor people.
The Vigilante is Chaotic Good. He wants to uphold the morals and ethics of society but finds that the bad guys often slip through the cracks in the law. He takes it upon himself to protect the people from these criminals.
That is the basic breakdown of the good alignment axis. What needs to be remembered is that any one of these people can change alignments, easily.
The Police officer could be bought off by a local gang, and suddenly he drops to lawful neutral.
The average citizen might find that his neighbors dog is annoying, barking at night and keeping him up. So he poisons its food, now he is no longer good, he is stepping towards true neutral. Maybe the citizen really goes crazy also kills the neighbor, hello neutral evil.
It is possible that the Vigilante realizes that the cops are actually doing a pretty good job and decides to become an officer himself, leaving his masked crime fighting days behind him. Now he is Lawful good.
Your alignment is not carved in stone, it is malleable and will change to reflect your actions.
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