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huh

No crayon! How about that?

Fun is Mandatory
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Posted on 2014-07-22 at 21:18:19.


Whole new world

I know. Wild eh?

Module is interesting so far. Reminds me of a couple of the TSR 1st level ones.

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Posted on 2014-07-22 at 21:25:45.


1st level TSR?

That's not a bad thing, really.

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 02:15:55.


not at all

Nothing wrong will a bit of railroading at 1st level.

"You are guarding a caravan from Big City to Smalltown. To get there you must take the Youwillbeambushed Pass, which is horribly unpatrolled due to recent budget cuts. Suddenly when you turn left into Cutthroatsbehere Gully ...."


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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 12:31:32.


yep

I'd go so far as to say that a tactful bit of railroading is almost vital to any game.

Otherwise, you get PCs wandering around with no goal whatsoever. Yay, let's tour the countryside, isn't this fun?

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 14:38:53.


TSR?

This is a term I am unfamiliar with, and I don't trust urban dictionary to tell me what it is correctly.

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 15:37:52.


heh

TSR is the company that owned D&D before Wizard of the Coast purchased it. I can understand avoiding urban dictionary.

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 15:39:43.


yep

Gary Gygax's company. - Tactical Studies Rules

The Tired
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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 15:40:22.


Thanks!

I should have known Wizards hadn't owned it forever! I was thinking TSR stood for some acronym about railroading players at the early stages of your campaigns.

See, my opinion on that is that you should be able to railroad players at the beginning of your campaigns, not necessarily at level 1 campaigns.

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 16:37:00.


choo choo

I have railroaded with the best of them. I liked that this new module had that element to it because it felt familiar.

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 16:38:51.


But...

...if you don't railroad your players how is one of them ever gonna get hit by that train?

Lord of the Possums
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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 16:39:45.


Whoooooo............

Who was that sloppy tongued elf?

Quick, man the towels!!!!!!

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Posted on 2014-07-23 at 18:54:28.


Hey there

I have just posted my review of the 5e Starter Kit for those who are interested.

5e Starter Kit Review

The Tired
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Posted on 2014-07-25 at 14:19:29.


woo!

Nice stuff, man! I can't believe that I'm actually looking forward to this release.

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Posted on 2014-07-25 at 19:55:33.


:)

A nice review again and once more I have to agree with Olan. I looking forward to getting my hands on the box myself and for that price, it's a bargain.

Thanks Alacrity!

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Posted on 2014-07-25 at 20:02:42.


   




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