Lord Archaon

Lord Archaon is the most well-known (?) online name of Rafael, a guy who enjoys too many things, but with this persona mainly writing about D&D-related stuff.

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

Rants are easy, now that #OneDnD is polarizing the community as all edition announcements did in the past, even when like now they were just revisions.

So I'd like to make a thread where I'll only brainstorm new/old ideas to make #dnd better.
@Wizards_DnD, feel free to steal. 🧵

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@trix_bella38951 @LauraB99737382 @Cemi731 @Agenzia_Ansa Perché quelle non sono motivazioni sistematiche. Uno un atto di panico, l'altro di follia. Non c'è premeditazione e soprattutto non c'è odio come motivazione.
Su questi fatti dormi tu?

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@Tonywalkden @samuel_leeds That's AI.

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

The novelization of my TTRPG's first campaign goes on, for now in Italian only.

A little coming of age novel that can interest adult fantasy readers as well as younger ones.

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

La storia avanza sia nel presente che nel passato.
Il gruppo corre ai ripari dopo che un contrattacco smisurato contro assalitori sarvan rischia un'escalation di violenza ovunque.
In una pausa però la sarvan del gruppo racconta finalmente il suo passato.
https://t.co/FYuHwSeuju

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

My latest TTRPG rambling was one of the most difficult to put into words.

It's difficult stuff!
I think a whole MSc thesis could be written on the subject of Perception in tabletop RPGs.

This is under 9 minutes of reading though, so give it a shot!

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

A logico-philosophical exploration of what might seem to be one of the most trivial aspects of TTRPGs, and yet turns out to be the most crazy-difficult design challenge!

Check how I diss Dungeons & Dragons, speculate, and finally present my own solution!
https://t.co/c210ADheVH

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

My latest on DnD, from my less anonymous alter.

Preview of the 7 reasons to try Spirit Heroes:
1️⃣Easier to learn
2️⃣Greatly reduces prep time
3️⃣Narrower but deeper game lore
4️⃣Collaborative story-telling, creativity, true cooperation
5️⃣Focuses on role-playing

Check 6 & 7 inside!

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

Biggest article I wrote in a while, but I guess I needed to!

Check out how my own tabletop RPG "Spirit Heroes" compares with Dungeons & Dragons.
Includes:
- Review of D&D
- Analysis of why it's so successful
- Spirit Heroes, and 7 reasons to prefer it!

https://t.co/J5n3chT6nq

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

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[Steve Guest @SteveGuest]

SPECTACULAR MOMENT FOR AMERICA and for @realDonaldTrump:

CNN’s Jake Tapper is left speechless after John King shows the places where Kamala Harris over-performed Joe Biden:

“Holy smokes. Literally nothing, literally not one county.”

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

Wwwooowww!!!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Just 2.42% to go and the prophecy will be fulfilled 😂

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

This time I could not use AI for the graphics, had to do it myself!
And I'm glad I bit the bullet because I finally gave shape and color to a system that lived in my mind or cryptic spreadsheets for too long... A reinvention of Alignment!
#game #DnD #TTRPG
https://t.co/0Ape4r6ct1

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@bruhwhy677 @VanLifeGroyper @western_bester @iamyesyouareno Not even, because she is genetically from a European country. Apparently Spaniards, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, and most Eastern European people are not White, to these crazies here.

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@rrockman In case you're wondering, the weird background of the cover character is a vision she's having, one featuring the Spirit she's a chosen of... Check her little story in the article!

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

The #gamedev series continues with Paladins in my #tabletop #rpg Spirit Heroes!

Not only do they get finally unique game mechanics, separate from the Cleric+Fighter mix they've always had: the mechanics now reflect a new and improved narrative identity!

https://t.co/0U9Uz98FMh

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@WhitneyGrenaway @elonmusk If the graph here doesn't explain it to you, nothing else will.

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

A Spirit Heroes class darker than the Witch?
The Shaman literally eats darkness for breakfast...

As usual, things turn out to be much deeper than the average fantasy character class; so dig in, but be warned: this one's not for kids!

#fantasy #ttrpg #rpg
https://t.co/LaNwvi7xCy

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

The game-design spree continues, with a finally-accurate RPG adaptation of the CLASSIC WITCH!

A bit of an intruder, but fitting nicely, is a subclass inspired by a very cute videogame, but which turned out very dark... Meet the Incubi!

#rpg #dnd #gamedev
https://t.co/olzncFoqpC

[Raffish Sci-barite @rrockman]

What can I say, it seems to me like the mechanics design of #DnD is fully back to 4e, with keywords etc.
Basically #DnD2024 is #DnD4e
reskinned with the #DnD5e theme.
Another proof that what 4e really botched was just the overall presentation. Aesthetics.
https://t.co/v6rJzajeYV

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

Players don't like spells-based Rangers, can you understand this simple fact of life, @Wizards_DnD? Seems like you don't if your reply is "don't worry, spells should help"! 💀💩 https://t.co/8wl0MoWuYE

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

I know I'm not the most unbiased one to talk about this, since I'm developing my own #TTRPG, but I just find it laughable that the #DnD design team, which should be amazing, prefers ditching the beauty of a hero's journey's start, rather than fixing it. 🫢
https://t.co/7994mAy713

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

For the love of Corellon...
Every time I read about changes to the new edition/refresh of #dnd, it's a massive step back.

But they can do whatever they want: the brand sells itself, so their sales will be high.
Actual play will be lower and lower, though.
https://t.co/2D4FNXTvz8

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

@elonmusk And the news mostly avoid mentioning "SOLAR". Just magnetic. And what causes it? The sun. Wonder why they don't say it? Because otherwise too many people might start to think the sun's increased activity is influencing earth's climate BIG TIME, much more than humanity.

[Lord Archaon @LordArchaon]

A lot of my ideas are now aimed toward reducing TIME needed to play: that's what nobody can afford to lose!

But I think I also managed to make character creation more immersive, other than faster, by making it actual gameplay!

#rpg #games #gamedev #DnD

https://t.co/Txbw3AvIMi