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AbdulAlhazred reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I really appreciate this! It really helps me try to structure my own thinking. I think this made me make a huge realization. I was... -
AbdulAlhazred reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd like to clarify that the more constrained and grounded approach I take to intent in games that use a variation of intent and task...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Saying I prefer a process because it feels more like real life (to me) and thus helps me suspend suspension of disbelief is fine. Using...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@AlViking Not connected in the deterministic way some people might prefer and not connected in any way whatsoever are very different...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this is a misunderstanding of fail forward. The GM does not have to "introduce something that changes what the entire scene is...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@JConstantine In almost every game with a GM that I am aware of (Hillfolk being the notable exception) the GM retains backstory and...
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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah, I'm getting on my actual PC where I can type (ah, the joy of Model-M keyboards!), so lets see if I can be a bit more cogent: You...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm not asking @Campbell or @AbdulAlhazred about the play experiences. I'm pretty sure that AbdulAlhazred has never played MHRP or other...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
For my home game, I use Dungeon World for an Arabian Nights-inspired experience. I've made some (very minor) tweaks to a few things over...
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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah, I have very little to say about whatever sorts of play go on in different groups. I'm not there. I played games that sound similar...
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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yet you keep posting...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Some of us have been trying to belabor for idk somehow like 300 pages or some bs that the original example of "how do you fail forward a...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Someone saying the contrast you are drawing is the wrong one to draw is not the same as saying our games are the same. They are not...
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AbdulAlhazred replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well, I'm not entirely sure about that either. I mean, the most obvious and straightforward AW game is basically 'Mad Max', but it is...
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AbdulAlhazred reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If you roll low, you fail to gain your objective/intent/etc. You lose. Your loss means something new needs to happen. To leave the...