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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.So, I'm not sure how familiar you are with the AP but essentially each giant lord had a conch which the PCs needed only one of to...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread.Our current experience reflects the campaign to be sandbox, but the Adventure Paths that are merged within the campaign, which has other...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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That's all the more reason why I personally find the argument against minions to be somewhat absurd. In the fiction, they are all ogres... -
AAnotherGuy reacted to Jacob Lewis's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I think your dungeon example illustrates the distinction I was trying to get at. Yes, players have meaningful choices within the...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
Well, my personal take is probably odd, but as far as I can tell by what is described as what actually happens at the table, is that a...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
As long as there is no long range teleportation (which I tend to ban,) there is simply rather limited amount of places the PCs can get...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I disagree. A lot of that work can be offloaded to the dice. Make a lot of robust random tables, and you don’t necessarily have to do...
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AAnotherGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..5e is a very different beast to 1e 15th level rogue 8d6 sneak attack 15th level paladin 5d8 smite 15th level cleric sacred flame...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I believe you would still have the "correlation does not imply causation" issue to contend with there. If we accept that our culture...
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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 described the primary fantasy at the core of D&D before as "violence can be sanctified and solve problems." It is not only okay to...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Keep in mind that with 4e D&D, "just an ogre" isn't really a thing. The "ogre" is represented by a variety of different stat-blocked...
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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.
This point is salient. Generally, the narrative that a peaceful healer can also one-shot an ogre just because they're in paragon tier...
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ATwo thoughts 1. The problem isnt being put on the train. The problem is not being allowed off the train. 2. Railroads may not be...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with Like.
I think a lot of arguments arise because actual play is much less binary than this definition implies. Agency can be manipulated...
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AAnotherGuy reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D General The Great Railroad Thread with
Haha.
I think i could probably define railroad, but no way im doing what you want me to do, instead im heading put on my own quest.