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AAnotherGuy reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I agree that there are absolutely people who hyperspecialize in one game or genre, but I don't think I'd define them as the "norm"... -
AAnotherGuy reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Levelling, and specifically how high level characters can take on multiple low level characters at no risk. Levelling, and...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..True. That is probably why I'm not a fan of John Wick's fall (end of 3# and in 4) and the falling damage system within D&D.
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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.
Edwards has plenty of discussion about various approaches to D&D play, and the influence on D&D design (over time) of various play...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have to think about this a bit more, but it strikes me that play focused on elevating one aspect of these five over the others (while...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..We have also seen scenes where the hero also abides by the villain's orders. We have also seen John Wick survive falling from...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
All I can think about this is, in a game in which a risk of death is a real and possible outcome, shouldn't this be such a situation in...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've always posited this as either a system or setting failure, and never been particularly sympathetic to claims this situation can...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No it's an example of a rule that produces an outcome that may not be consistent with a Sim approach if that outcome is not one that is...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..We had a Table Decision when the players did this at our table to an NPC, that same could be applied to them.. the players agreed to it...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well yes clearly. See again Earthdawn. I've been in this situation though (a long time ago) with D&D The NPC had a crossbow pointed...
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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.
Edwards ultimately decided simulationism doesn't exist. So... More seriously, to my reading Edwards gives an interesting analysis of...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Here is what I find funny (and I haven't read all the posts, but just a post here and there) Ron Edwards does this deep theory crafting...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread What do you do when a Player dies?.We've lost one player and he was absolutely an amazing individual. I got to know him through his nephew when I was looking for new...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread What do you do when a Player dies? with Like.
While he wasn't a current player, a friend who had been a gamer died a rapid death from cancer - from diagnosis to morgue about 4...