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dmjalund

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    dmjalund got a reaction from massey in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    I find that hard to believe
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    dmjalund got a reaction from GhostDancer in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    dmjalund reacted to Spence in HS 6e is mechanically the best version of the rules; dissenting views welcome   
    Not wrong
     
    But I personally don't think 6th took it as far as it can go. 
     
    I believe it was a step too far. 
     
    An RPG has two parts. 
    1) The rules and their internal balance. 
    2) Intuitive fun factor. 
    #1 is self explanatory, while #2 is not something that can be objectively defined, but truly exists. 
     
    In the obsessive quest for some kind of mathematical purity, they literally dumped the "feel" and "fun" that made Champions, Espionage, Justice Inc. and the other games so great for so many years.  For me 1st through 4th was a roller coaster of fun packed fun.  5th was where Hero began to get that antiseptic feel.  But it also had some of the best books they ever put out, just no actual playable adventures.  It was like they were trying to bleach the game out, but the game was resisting the attempts to kill it. 
     
    6th completely changed the "feel" of the game.  Even on these boards, threads like this one endlessly argue about opinions of the purity of the math and completely ignore the primary attribute of a game.  Fun.   Instead of the endless point cost discussions or whether Comeliness is a stat, maybe a discussion of why the greater gaming world doesn't even realize Hero exists anymore. 
     
    While I know that my points will be labeled "straw men" or whatever other terms currently use for burying unpopular opinions.  But there are three very real things being done by literally all of the current successful games.
    1) Playable settings.
    2) actual adventures and campaigns that only require the GM to read them to run.  In other words playable "out of the box".   One or two 6-10 episode campaigns a year are more than enough, especially when you have #3.
    3) Some form of open license that allows people to create adventures without needing a specific license.  That allows anywhere from dozens to hundreds, depending on the game, of low cost or free adventures to be available for people who do not have time to spend building games but want to play.  They may not be top shelf master works, but they are more than sufficient to play.
     
    I normally don't really post much anymore, especially in threads like this.  But sometimes I just can't help myself.  It's like seeing a house on fire and the firemen are arguing over the color of its paint while it burns.  It is just frustrating as well as disappointing.
     
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Lee in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    Yes, there is a Stark Contrast between the two
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    dmjalund got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    Yes, there is a Stark Contrast between the two
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    dmjalund got a reaction from massey in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    Yes, there is a Stark Contrast between the two
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Old Man in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    Yes, there is a Stark Contrast between the two
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Starlord in Avengers Endgame with spoilers   
    Yes, there is a Stark Contrast between the two
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Cassandra in Supergirl   
    he might bring him back as Alexander
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    dmjalund reacted to Christopher R Taylor in The Case for Comeliness   
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Duke Bushido in Superhero Cosplayers   
    That’s one cool Kilawog
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    dmjalund got a reaction from assault in In other news...   
    It’s like if you were at a house auction and an alligator came in and started bidding
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    dmjalund reacted to Duke Bushido in Genre-crossover nightmares   
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Hatut Zeraze in "Neat" Pictures   
    parallel rays meeting at infinity
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Sociotard in "Neat" Pictures   
    parallel rays meeting at infinity
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Lord Liaden in "Neat" Pictures   
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    dmjalund got a reaction from slikmar in "Neat" Pictures   
    parallel rays meeting at infinity
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    dmjalund got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in San Angelo: City of Heroes, 20 years later   
    you're missing a super-soap
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Vanguard in Guidelines Block Range Attack   
    personal rule of thumb for Blocking
     
    you can block an attack of you ( or specifically the limb or focus used to block the attack) can fend off the minimum possible damage the attack can do
     
    e.g.
    someone with 3PD can block a 3D6 attack
    someone with 1rPD can block a 1d6 HKA attack
     
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Cygnia in And now, for your daily dose of cute...   
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    dmjalund reacted to borbetomagnus in Superhero Cosplayers   
    The picture must have been taken with a Smart Phone. What I call "Fauxtography" ?
    Use actual camera, and buy film not pixels.
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Armory in But I did not swear!   
    Farscape: frel
     
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Scott Ruggels in Guidelines Block Range Attack   
    personal rule of thumb for Blocking
     
    you can block an attack of you ( or specifically the limb or focus used to block the attack) can fend off the minimum possible damage the attack can do
     
    e.g.
    someone with 3PD can block a 3D6 attack
    someone with 1rPD can block a 1d6 HKA attack
     
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Ninja-Bear in Guidelines Block Range Attack   
    personal rule of thumb for Blocking
     
    you can block an attack of you ( or specifically the limb or focus used to block the attack) can fend off the minimum possible damage the attack can do
     
    e.g.
    someone with 3PD can block a 3D6 attack
    someone with 1rPD can block a 1d6 HKA attack
     
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    dmjalund got a reaction from Cygnia in But I did not swear!   
    Farscape: frel
     
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