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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I know I've come up with ideas in the past that I thought would be fun for everyone at the table and when I ran it by the player...
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I have no idea what the GM was thinking. Other than this was the 90s and people were somewhat more likely to think of it as "naughty"...
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I wasn't talking about the literal jack of all trades, rogues get more skill proficiencies than any other class along with expertise...
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I have lurked and read a lot of this thread. And going back to the initial rant: If people trying to keep the ground connected to its...
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If every new DM is bad, if every DM that doesn't have instant recollection of every rule is bad, if every DM that isn't a professional...
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This started with the declaration that 25% of all DMs are objectively bad. Unfortunately a small percentage that are truly bad but most...
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There's also no real solution. Millions of people are happy playing D&D or a variation but you can't please everyone. It sucks if you...
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What I'm saying is, if their GM doesn't want to run their game, they can't force them. So your other options are find another GM, be...
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One more thought on this. Well, two actually. First even if someone thinks they are better at DMing I don't see why that necessarily...
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Most DMs are average. Which should be expected, there's going to be a bell curve of DM aptitude, that doesn't mean everyone on the...
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I agree and that's been one of my main sticking points. If every table had that guy there's no way so many people would play the game...
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No question, that happens sometimes. Inflated egos are EVERYWHERE, all around us, all the way around the table, outside the store and...
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The 2024 books talk about mutual respect, fun for all and so on. Not specifically what you said but appropriate for playing and running...
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I've never met more than a few of those DM's over the years. They exist but I don't think they are more than a percent or two of the DM...
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As far as I can know I've never encountered a DM who thought they were that good. Virtually all of them were just doing the best they...
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