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AAnotherGuy reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I would just say that learning and practicing equanimity is a primary indicator of maturity. I think that is a part of what Lewis meant... -
AAnotherGuy reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What's odd to me is that some people associate RPGs with kids games and spend hours screaming at the TV passively watching people...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Maybe I'm misreading the quote. But to me, it isn’t calling you childish for caring what people say about your hobbies, but instead...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Fail forward isn't a mechanic to be codified, simply a technique than can be employed (or not) as one sees fit. Granted, any given game...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
One thing I'd add to definitions of "narrativism" game play is that it'd have been more clearly labelled "dramatism"; according to Kim...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, I don't necessarily believe that the narrativist position believes this, but the implication really seems to come through in the...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't see it as more mature to accept disparaging comments just because people refuse to stop using them. You've apparently become...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That is fair, have we come up with a better term? I may have missed it. Oh you will get no argument from me there. I just, after years...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think what is more mature is for us adults to not to be so easily offended. And I was definitely guilty of this before so I'm not...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes and that reason (X happens) needs to makes sense to me and my table if I'm working under the sim banner. EDIT: You can try again...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think you are missing a step in this particular example...the PC should be afforded the opportunity to attempt to pick the lock again...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I quite liked the After the Battle scene. Does Prince Valiant require planning, particularly moral/ethical quandaries as you wrote up...
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AAnotherGuy 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 sure that all do. For instance, some "cozy" RPGs seem to emphasise tea parties and the like. Some dungeon crawls, also, don't...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As in "fit for purpose". The character must be able to meaningfully engage in the conflict that is arising across a moral line. Just as...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think it maybe because the math of 4e is fairly consistent across all its levels. Earlier editions had a different world outlook, your...