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AAlViking 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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This is me reflecting back how I read some of the participants in this thread writing. If you think this is misrepresenting it, this is... -
AAlViking reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My character knows that they can't pick this lock; at least not here and now. Partly, something happens (per above) and partly play...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D..I missed that it was at the FLGS as we. Then my suggestion would be - don't invite them as much as tell them when and where. Let them...
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AAlViking reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As a GM I am absolutely not interested in doing content generation myself. I find myself attracted to prewritte adventures, but I have...
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AAlViking reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Weird reading. It was my example and my character was motivated to break into the townhouse come what may. I pictured that they needed...
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AAlViking reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Come on, Max - it's blatantly obvious what the runes said before the roll: S - C - H - R - O - E - D - I - N - G - E - R :) -
AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So now the issue is that I express an opinion? That I don't want the GM doing things simply to move the game forward? It's because I...
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AAlViking reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Failure does not merely maintain the status quo when other avenues of approach exist (I should have been clearer on that the first time...
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AAlViking reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The quantum runes said nothing at all. A successful check and they said what the player hoped for. A failed check and the DM made up...
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AAlViking reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
D&D is plenty granular for what I look for out of a game. I do tweak some things to make them a bit more realistic, or just to make...
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AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sometimes it's a risk, sometimes it's not. But so what? As DM I'm setting things up, I'm not driving the narrative of the game, the...
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AAlViking reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Whaddya mean there's no alternative paths? Does this house not have any other doors besides the one to the kitchen? No windows? Did...
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AAlViking reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That is incorrect. The farrier existed because it should exist in a town like that and I just forgot it, not because the player hoped...
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AAlViking reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Our opinions differ on the latter. :) If "nothing happens" is what makes fictional sense then that's what I'm gonna narrate. Ideally...
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AAlViking reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Like.
As a huge introvert, there’s a big difference in me saying “that’s so cool I’d love to experience that” and “oh crud, now I have to...