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jovis70 Jun 4, 2012 -- 11:23AM, Axiomatic_Badger wrote: -spells require jazzhands and jibberjabber-

Mood: amused

June 16, 2012 at 7:29pm
jovis70 created a new forum thread.

Forum Topic: first thoughts on playtest

May 28, 2012 at 6:28pm
GMChris voted in the poll, "Feat Choice".

May 2, 2012 at 10:05pm
jovis70 added a comment to WotC_Trevor's blog post on the DnD Next group.

Tone and Edition
A few years ago, I woke up and realized what I thought was fantasy...

April 28, 2012 at 9:55pm
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Marandahir

I'm a big believer in "Getting to Yes." Present the options, all the options, to the players, and see what they latch onto. Then build a game around what they are playing. If they want to play a Tiefling, don't screw them over for wanting to play the Tiefling. Build a story that will accommodate that choice. If the player WANTS to have risks involved with the racial choice (because those risks could be a roleplaying MINE, like having to wear robes to disguise a devilish appearance), that's...

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September 27, 2012 7:22 AM PDT

GMChris

My campaign is quasi-historical, so I'm constantly saying no to races I haven't already distorted history to accommodate. I don't care one way or another about the frequency designations, because it should vary greatly from setting to setting.

March 19, 2013 8:27 AM PDT

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GMChris voted in the poll, "In a game that provides limited access to self-healing, which do you prefer?".

April 25, 2012 at 8:19pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "What kind of access should player characters have to self-healing?".

April 25, 2012 at 8:13pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Gain noncombat bonuses in the pursuit of evil or the protection of others ".

April 19, 2012 at 6:47pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Resist damage from evil foes ".

April 19, 2012 at 6:47pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Smite evil foes ".

April 19, 2012 at 6:47pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Protect his or her allies ".

April 19, 2012 at 6:47pm

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GMChris voted in the poll, "Be an expert at mounted combat ".

April 19, 2012 at 6:47pm

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jovis70 added a comment to WotC_GregB's blog post on the DnD Next group.

Monstrous Musings
In D&D, monster entries give DMs pre-built enemies to throw at characters....

April 18, 2012 at 7:35pm
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name_less_one

The only thing I need from books is numbers and a small descriptions/flavor. I find large and extensive fluff blocks to be rather useless, as they often don't fit into whatever particular setting or situation I happen to be running.
I care about numbers because I want the numbers to be balanced. I never want to worry about mechanical balance - everything else I can make up, but please don't make me do math.

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July 22, 2012 11:01 AM PDT

GMChris

I agree with other posters that the 2e page design is an ideal balance.
I also want to make a statement heretical to game design: In past editions, annoying gaps in design have led to great play. 2nd ed often left the GM without a clear answer, leading to improvisation and better role-playing. Being outsmarted by players is fine, and as long as they haven't broken the game outright, exploiting the setting (not just an ill-worded rule) is a good thing. In real life, there are lots of...

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March 19, 2013 8:01 AM PDT

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fofoolin voted in the poll, "Aggressive Roleplay".

April 16, 2012 at 9:02pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Lorekeeping".

April 16, 2012 at 9:01pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Strategic Gaming".

April 16, 2012 at 9:01pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Puzzle-Solving".

April 16, 2012 at 9:01pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Knowing Your Fellow Players".

April 16, 2012 at 9:00pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Knowing Your DM".

April 16, 2012 at 9:00pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Preparation".

April 16, 2012 at 8:58pm
fofoolin voted in the poll, "Optimization".

April 16, 2012 at 8:57pm

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About Me

About Me: Born 1970
Married with two kids
learned about D&D 1983
My first character was a 2nd edition Half elf thief named Rufio Piper created in 1999
I ran my first adventure that same year.

Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean
Star Wars
Princess Bride
Gamers / Gamers dorkness rising

TV Shows: Battlestar
Eureka
Warehouse 13
Heros

Books, Comics and Graphic Novels: Starship troopers
Wizards first rule series
the Lord of the rings

Music: Sound tract to the Pirates of the Caribbean
the Blues in general
Metallica

Wizard Book Lines:

Dark Sun
Dragonlance
Forgotten Realms

Hobbies: right now D&D and writing.
played MTG for a while but it got to expensive.

Likes: an evening with friend and family.
a good steak
seeing the look on my players faces when I reveal a plot point.

Dislikes: discussions that degenerate into flame wars

My Games:

Dungeons & Dragons
Guillotine
Star Wars Roleplaying Games

Other Games I Play: Solar Quest
Talisman
BSG
What's Wild (card game)