WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
It's a sad day in Hell when D&D feels rules-light. My lord, Exalted. Do a better job. You make every other game feel light and airy.
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Dice Legends of Aestlyn (D&D 5e) - OOC
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JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Sigh, tell me about it. It's part of the reason why I picked the Mystic. It's vaguely Exalted-like in it's overall structure and customizability.
Crocodile
Mister Zero
To be fair, D&D 5e is made to be very approachable. I've been quite pleased in running my games of it, but at times I love to still dip into Exalted for the crunch and more in-depth design stuff.
Lexielai
Cal Bear
Never tried Exalted, but I do agree on D&D's approachability. It was my first RPG and I was glad it wasn't too difficult to figure it all out
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Which edition? Some are more... approachable than others. Looking at you, 3.5E
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Oh yes. 3e was a mess. 3.5 less so, but still had the bones of a mess. 4e was a video game on paper, not what I was looking for. 5e is the best D&D yet, but there are so many better games these days. It leaves a lot of story-game goodness on the table.
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Ultimately, for better or worse, DnD is and has always been a tactical combat game with some roleplaying slapped on at the last minute. I don't fault it for this, but I do wish it would try to push it's limits a bit more sometimes.
Crocodile
Mister Zero
Oh agreed, but your players and you are what make the D&D game fuller. I've had some good stories emerge from my settings in it.
But there are ones with better ways to go about it as well, or more depth to play around with. Shadowrun is a personal favorite for really getting into the crunch and plotty goodness.
But there are ones with better ways to go about it as well, or more depth to play around with. Shadowrun is a personal favorite for really getting into the crunch and plotty goodness.
Lexielai
Cal Bear
I started with 5E. I didn't actually play at first, just watched Critical Role on Youtube and started a game with my friends later 
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Well said. I mean, it came from a war-game, no less. But I feel like — enter the RPG snob — there have been lot of really interesting lessons learned about pen and paper RPGs that D&D and Exalted and games like it just ignore.
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Ironically, they both have the same flaw in that they were made for fans, by fans. I wish someone in the lead development role had been brought in to give the games a more objective look, but instead we got two games that tried to appeal to the fanbase as well as the writers personal preferences instead of a game that could be considered appreciable or user friendly.
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
Well, welcome to the dice side of gaming, aka the cool kids table.I started with 5E. I didn't actually play at first, just watched Critical Role on Youtube and started a game with my friends later
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Yes! Welcome!I started with 5E. I didn't actually play at first, just watched Critical Role on Youtube and started a game with my friends later
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Absolutely true. I do have to give it to Wizards with 5e, though. They at least tried a little bit with the personal characteristics and bonds and such. That whole section is a great start.
JayTee
Eight Thousand Club
My biggest hope is that they wanted to go further, but were afraid of alienating longtime fans of the tactical combat aspect of the game. Hopefully the very positive reception will encourage them to put more effort in to that.
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
I have the same hope. I hope that Dungeon World is eating the hell out of their lunch so they pay attention.
Lexielai
Cal Bear
Posted! How should we do dice rolls later on?
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Your choice. I'm not the type that needs to see them. You can roll physical dice at home, if you want. I personally have been using coyotecode.net, lately.
AlbaGuBrath
"Scotland Forever"
-pokes head in-
Hi there, sorry to intrude... I noticed this roleplay a minute ago and was wondering if y'all were still accepting players?
Hi there, sorry to intrude... I noticed this roleplay a minute ago and was wondering if y'all were still accepting players?
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
Sorry to say we're full up at this time. Thanks for checking in.
AlbaGuBrath
"Scotland Forever"
No problem. Good luck!
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
jaydude
Five Thousand Club
Just to check, is there any sort of posting order we should be following?
Crocodile
Mister Zero
Do we know about this village Tychis is talking about?
WlfSamurai
Maelstrom Engineer
No. Have at it.
Your call. If you do, feel free to establish facts about it that do not conflict with what's already been established.
