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Campbell 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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Just from conversing with them over the years, I know @pemerton and @Manbearcat are often in agreement but also have different styles of... -
Campbell reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
what about when 'it's not in character for my character to do that' is actually saying something closer to 'it's not what i want my...
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Campbell reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is just confusion about fandom vs. sports teams, right? We're mixing up "be interested in" and "root for?" Mostly this feels like...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You originally posted the below, which is what I responded to. Any instance of lock picking will have circumstances that matter to how...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don’t know. I’m asking you because I don’t recall you having commented on it. Feel free to comment on either. For number 2, I don’t...
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Campbell reacted to Morrus's post in the thread D&D General How Do I Help Mentor a GM Making Rookie Mistakes? with Like.
I think you don't. Let her make her mistakes. We all made mistakes when we started (and still do). Compliment her on the stuff she's...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't know what to tell you. I'm making a creative choice in the moment, constrained by the established fiction, but not only the...
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Campbell replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Something different that is consistent with what's been established, follows from the lockpicking fiction and the GM thinks would be...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I think the idea of "fan" as it applies to "be a fan of the characters" is more the way we can be a fan of a fictional character rather... -
Campbell reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And how in the first use of the term, spell levels and character levels are not the same thing or gained at the same rates (in all but...
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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 Love.
That's interesting. But not entirely surprising, I guess. There is a tendency for notions from indie RPGs to be picked up as slogans...
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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.
I am providing what my players want and enjoy -- a world where they know they generally don't have any kind of plot immunity and where...
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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.
In case there is any confusion, I don't object to it inasmuch as it's a perfectly valid way to run/play a game. I will reject any claim...
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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.
I don't understand this emerging view that it is unreasonable for a RPG to set out principles for players and GMs. It's not a new...
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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.
If doing the things you listed means you're being a fan of the PCs, then the implication is that if you aren't a fan of the PCs you'll...