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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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No, it isn't. And as for 'pretty much every topic in existence' being in dispute, I heartily disagree. Most things are settled matters...
Tuesday at 4:01 AM
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Well, I'm certainly no expert on QM, but my understanding of the state of the field is that Einstein's reservations have yet to be...
Tuesday at 3:43 AM
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Nope: you may be attempting to articulate the Appeal to Authority fallacy, but you have it wrong. Appeal to Authority is a fallacy when...
Tuesday at 3:32 AM
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Sure, but that doesn't make consulting an expert, or accepting the opinions of one on a matter in their field, as a fallacy, or foolish...
Tuesday at 3:00 AM
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That seems a bit odd to me. Like, an SC could be a 500 mile overland trek, or it could be haggling with a dragon. Like, granted larger...
Tuesday at 2:56 AM
AbdulAlhazred
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Well, there's room for some dice. The GM could rule that the Discern Realities move was triggered. A Defy Danger could be rolled, say...
Monday at 11:19 PM
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I can see that. From my perspective, I would say that for more narrative play, setting a character goal and and trying to achieve it...
Monday at 11:10 PM
AbdulAlhazred
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Sorry, I think you're making a mountain out of a mole hill. First of all players are always free to interject, "hey we want to gather...
Monday at 9:56 PM
AbdulAlhazred
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I'll go you one further. Once I started a Traveller game. I just told the players that their characters were on a small station. They...
Monday at 8:26 PM
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Here's a piece of GM advice from In A Wicked Age (p 10): Playing with details Whenever you describe something - describe your character...
Monday at 8:19 PM
AbdulAlhazred
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This reinforces my point above about 4e SCs.
Monday at 8:18 PM
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Of course, the more you emphasise that the "H"s must be different, the more that cuts both ways. Situation A is quite different from...
Monday at 8:17 PM
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I'll just point out that skill challenges were maligned often, but they're a huge boon here! They allow for a mix of more and less...
Monday at 8:14 PM
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Let's approach it from a perspective of what is more realistically likely play. First, the intensity and salience of any given bit of...
Monday at 8:06 PM
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No. An important figure frequently cited for his authoritative perspective on "traditional GM" play and whose name is often attached...
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