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Campbell reacted to mellored's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with
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No class is "necessary". Each one could of been mixed in with another. Clerics and Fighters could be Paladin subclass. But I do agree... -
Campbell reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread D&D General 1s and 20s: D&D's Narrative Mechanics with Like.
I've only read a friend's copy. It really nails down rules but also has fewer consequences when bad stuff happens. And less worry about...
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Campbell reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread D&D General 1s and 20s: D&D's Narrative Mechanics with Like.
I'm curious why you feel 5.5 is leaning more narrativist. I fell that it's become less so, as it's more reliant on codified rules...
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That’s close to the opposite of what I said. Also, this is really abusive language. Good luck finding other folks unusually keen on...
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Campbell reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Like I said I don't have an issue with any of the above...since we share a lot of it. My contention is not necessarily that GM decides...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Don't want to play them? Cool. Don't want them to exist when so many games require a set of play-style that is similar to yours? Not so...
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Campbell reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Not really, no. I've played some games with houserules that aren't rules I would choose to employ if I was making those decisions. I've...
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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would push back on the idea that there was a single thing. Due to the whole, what's the reward for play and what techniques are...
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Campbell reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, the example I gave here (WHFRP) is one of the first roleplaying games ever produced - it'll be 40 years old next year and the...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Strongly empowered to do what? When I GM Burning Wheel, for instance, I feel "strongly empowered" to present my friend with...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You’ve misunderstood what I meant. Part of the intent of a world/city that has events happening independent of player action that then...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think I’ve been pointing out that BITD does the “living world” thing built in a way I haven’t seen any other larger scale commercial...
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Campbell reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, lost track of the discussion a bit, but if this is in reference to my use of storyteller, I meant it rather colloquially, the way...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So here is how the 2014 DMG defines the DM's role: When I read this, I see constraints and duties. Ones I am occasionally willing to...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So, I do not think D&D would benefit from additional constraints on the DM, but it already has some - they are just constraints that...