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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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Interesting. I actually have never come across a IRL person complaining about GM authority abuse. And I have also been reasonably active... -
AAlViking reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Indeed there is recourse beyond walking. Social enforcement has a lot more tools up it's sleve than that. First I would do is merely...
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AAlViking reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think some people believe everyone in the world is chaotic evil. But if you believe that, you have already lost. As you imply, I’d...
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AAlViking reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Apparently a number of posters feel none of those responsibilities count unless the book codifies them as explicit requirements that...
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AAlViking reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It’s not “without qualification” though. The DM has responsibilities. Such as being fair, listening to players, making sure everyone...
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AAlViking reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That is our implied social contract. We see the DM as final arbiter of his campaign. We don't argue about that right but if we hate...
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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.
But one person do not have all the power in this scope! The social dynamics at play in a typical game group rarely look like what you...
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AAlViking reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It kind of goes along with the idea, "What the DM says goes, and if the DM says enough stupid stuff, the players go"
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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.
I've never witnessed a "completely, totally, absolutely arbitrary" GM and I really wonder if you have? Player "I attempt to pick the...
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AAlViking reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't believe you have to be an expert in the way you are saying. The only kinds of games I enjoy are well designed and well thought...
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AAlViking reacted to bedir than's post in the thread D&D General Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press with Like.
The public statements from both them and their now--also-departed boss were that they left on their own terms...
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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.
You claimed that play would inevitably be overtaken by "narrativium". I may have spotted the cause of the gap between our analyses...
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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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"Poor helpless kitten" my arse - that thing's the most dangerous monster in the room, if not the whole dungeon! :) -
AAlViking replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..My point is you still have 3 options that the GM chooses from* Worse outcome: Brog gets to the lever and it won't budge. Hard bargain...