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Just read about an OSR idea on Reddit:

"If you're rolling you've already lost."

I've been thinking this way for decades without having it put into words before. Obviously, rolling for combat and actions is unavoidable, even desirable, in an RPG. But the best players often find ways to creatively avoid rolling—not avoid taking chances, because they don't know how I'm going to rule, but avoiding the cold, hard contingency of a difficult roll and instead trying to convince me they're being clever and entertaining.

RPGs are, amongst many other things, puzzle solving games. In real life, you can solve a puzzle box, or you can smash it. But smashing it can fail, or damage the contents. In a game, you can brute force your way out of a situation, or you can finesse it. And if the latter is an option, it's usually the better one.

#if you're rolling you've already lost #rpg advice #ttrpg #dming #dming is hard #dungeon master #running an RPG #ad&d 1e #d&d #dungeons and dragons #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #dnd1e #dnd5e #dnd campaign

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Hey, that's hilarious! Oh wait—that's Gary Gygax's 16-year-old daughter. Well. Like much of 70s/80s D&D, this did not age well.

#that didn't age well #ad&d 1e #dungeons and dragons #d&d #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #dnd #dnd1e #ttrpg #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #d&d sex

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HEY! THAT'S OUR FRIEND JANICE! WE WERE JUST HAVING TEA AND TELLING HER SHE HAD NICE BOOTS BUT WAS UNDERDRESSED FOR A DRAFTY DUNGEON! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HER? JANICE! WE'LL CALL THE POLICE! HE'S A LIFE SUPREMACIST WHO ASSUMES WE UNDEAD CAN'T JUST HAVE A HOT FEMALE BIO FRIEND! UNDEAD NON-LIVES MATTER!

#d&d art #larry elmore #fantasy art #ad&d 1e #d&d #dungeons and dragons #old school renaissance #osr #ttrpg #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #ad&d #fantasy rpg #fantasy roleplay #fantasy #dnd #dnd art

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That dragon has a red flag and a sickle... OH MY GOD GARY GYGAX WAS A COMMUNIST!

#tsr #tactical studies rules #vintage ads #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #old school renaissance #osr #ttrpg memes #ad&d #ttrpg community

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#d&d pc #d&d player races #d&d races #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #old school renaissance #osr #ttrpg memes #ad&d #d&d polls #ttrpg polls #fantasy roleplay #fantasy rpg

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#ad&d modules #d&d modules #d&d adventures #tomb of horrors #ravenloft #d&d supplements #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community #d&d polls #dungeons and dragons polls #ttrpg polls

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#d&d #d&d monster #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #old school renaissance #ttrpg memes #ad&d #ttrpg community #osr

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#elves #tolkien elves #lotr elves #dark elves #dnd elves #high elves #elf #warhammer 40k #warhammer fantasy #warcraft elf #world of warcraft #house elf #house elves #harry potter #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d polls #ttrpg polls #polls

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#orcs #uruk hai #tolkien #d&d monster #ad&d 1e #d&d 5e #warhammer fantasy #warhammer 40k #world of warcraft #warcraft orc #warhammer orks #orks #orks40k #the hobbit #rankin bass #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #old school renaissance #ttrpg memes #ad&d #ttrpg community #osr

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#how to become a musician #bard #d&d character #d&d humor #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community

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Gelatinous Cubes are green because they are magically evolved from photosynthetic cyanobacteria that ended up in a dungeon and developed mobility, carniverousness, and enough cognition to solve labyrinths.

What scientists do not understand is how they maintain a roughly cubic shape or why, since a Gelatinous Lozenge would be more efficient.

It's very funny to me that the stereotypical gelatinous cube is bright fucking green when the monster itself is almost perfectly transparent. Like its gimmick is that it's a monster that imitates an empty 10x10 hallway. How many people have fallen victim to gelatinous cubes because they "know" that the ooze is bright green and so don't bother to check the suspiciously clean corridor in front of them.

#ad&d 1e #gelatinous cube #d&d monster #gelatinous lozenge #science jokes #slimes and molds #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #d&d #ttrpg #dungeons and dragons

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AD&D 1e Players Handbook weirdness:

When the DM informs you that your character has a urinary tract infection, and if they roll an 8 on a d8 it's fatal.

#urinary tract infection #weird rules #character death #dungeon masters guide #dmg #ad&d 1e #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community #d8 #bad rpg ideas #rpg character

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AD&D 1e Players Handbook weirdness:

#players handbook weirdness #bohemian earspoon #ad&d 1e #d&d weapons #weapons #medieval weapons #d&d #dungeons and dragons #ttrpg #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community #medieval #medieval history #bohemian #bohemia #czech republic

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#thac0 #ad&d 2e #dungeons and dragons #d&d #advanced dungeons and dragons #ad&d 1e #d&d memes #ttrpg #ttrpg memes #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community

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#ad&d 1e #landshark #bulette #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community #d&d art #d&d monster #ttrpg #d&d

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One for weird dice Wednesday:

It says 'ache' on every side, so I guess it's for Chronic Pain: The Table Top Role-Playing Game

#lol #ad&d 1e #d&d #dungeons and dragons #ttrpg #ttrpg community #dice #polyhedral dice #dnd dice #weird dice wednesday #weird dice

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#osmosis jones #fantastic voyage #probably bad ideas #bad d&d ideas that are actually great #bad rpg ideas #ttrpg #d&d #dungeons and dragons #d&d memes #ttrpg memes #ad&d 1e #old school renaissance #osr #ad&d #ttrpg community #fantasy roleplay