And when you published it in 1987 it became super popular! I loved that game.
Based upon reviews, Daggerheart is a more narrative-focused game with mechanics that support the style of play portrayed in Critical Role than Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition; in fact, although I’ve only watched a few episodes over the years but it is evident that Mercer ignores or selectively applies rules as suits the narrative rather than dogmatically `apply the rules, or “rulings over rules” in the current vernacular. It also streamlines combat by making damage and the potential for serious effects significant and using a conditional initiative system that isn’t just a linear grind of going around the table in the same order every time with a “5E”-derived system. So, it isn’t just that “[t]hey don’t want to be beholden to another company again” but mechanics that fit better with the style of play they are presenting. Of course, I’m part of the motivation was to leverage the popularity of their platform into bolstering their publishing arm (Darrington Press) as well, and this gives a platform to popularize their game to role players who have not experienced other games.
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I’m not sure that’s true. He has a few house rules (full attacks on a readied action, bonus action to drink a potion, and a few others), but overwhelmingly during a game when he doesn’t follow rules, it comes across as a mistake rather than as a deliberate decision. He’s got a very strong understanding of the rules, but not perfect, and in a game with 7 or more players and an effort to keep things moving, mistakes are inevitable. Are there particular instances you can think of where he selective ignores rules?
In any case, much prefer a narrative-focused game and am excited to check out Daggerheart.
Literal quote from Matt:
“Play it by the rules until it’s not fun, and then break 'em”.
Fair. I just can’t think of any instances in which he clearly was breaking the rules on purpose. But maybe there are a lot of occasions that I thought were mistakes that were actually deliberate rules breaking.
Diamond Comic Distributors, distributors for Paizo Publishing, Goodman Games, and Green Ronin, among others, has asked the bankruptcy court for permission to take ownership of consignment stock and allow it to sell inventory “free and clear of the consigners interest” to pay its debts.
Stranger
…Is that a thing? Consignment stock isn’t owned by the seller. Why should the owners have their property confiscated like that?
Well, according to Roll For Combat’s Steven Glicker, it is a thing. His latest video had some hope for anyone involved because it’s a Chapter 11, not 7, and they are still doing business. They got bought, so have money to pay off debt and give people their merchandise back.
I don’t know if it’s true but that’s what he said.
Usual Professor DM clickbait. Pathfinder is in no danger of bankruptcy, just a distributor.
And Paizo stock is not sold on consignment, anyway. They are paid within 30 days.
Here is real news from Paizo-
Nothing from that YTer can be taken as true. He puts out a LOT of clickbait.
Do you ever have anything to contribute this thread other than screaming ‘Clickbait!”, linking to videos by a gross and misogynistic troll, and generally being needlessly combattive?
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I have 110 posts in this topic.
I posted in response to your sharing of his vids, what half a dozen times or more?. You share one of his vids, I points out that he is lying clickbait. Simple.
What specifically about the linked video made it “lying clickbait”?
Stranger
The headline “is Pathfinder header for Five below” is at best misleading and clickbait.
Because…their consigned stock isn’t going to be sold off by Diamond at discount prices to pay their debts? How is that clickbait?
Stranger
Where did you find that stated? Paizo certainly didn’t make that clear with their own blog post.
What, exactly, do you think “headed for Five Below” means, other than “having their stuff sold at a discount store”?
Have you ever worked retail?
Pathfinder itself aint headed nowhere.
Yes, I have, including book sales, but that also doesn’t answer the question.
Large companies do not sell their products to distributors on consignment. They ship on a 30 days paid basis, or maybe if you are great customer, you get 60 days.
Paizo is in no way a large company, and any way, that’s still not a cite for them, specifically, having a 30-day deal.