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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I don't see "forcing people" to do what everyone already does at an amusement park as forcing them. We already decide yes or no to... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That would be all of them in this thread. Suppose the level 1 party goes to the local adventuring guild looking for jobs. While there...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That is wrong. In one case you have a player declaring that they'd like their character to find herbs. In the other you have a player...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If you're a 6 year old looking to play baseball, do you expect the pitcher to be throwing the ball at nearly 100 MPH? Of course you...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Retcon =/= do in the moment. They will never be close to the same, no matter how often you repeat that they are not really that different.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Do you see why this would bother people who think making decisions about how to spend time while traveling is an important part of the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It is setting oriented play. The PCs are not playing second fiddle. I made the roads but they're in the driver's seat and choose which...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
When these coincidences happen every time I fail a roll, they're no longer coincidences.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If I read this correctly it relates to the debate on fail-forward where the "crappy design" is the simple fail mechanic not handling a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have been giving some thought to how Blades would have worked for me if we had only called for a roll if we felt there were plausible...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Just because some RPGs do it that way doesn't make it any more sensible. Rolling the dice when one outcome is interesting while the...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have played in a fashion where rolls tend to be extremely rare since the 80s or 90s. If there is no combat, it would not be unusual...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's plainly evident that, for many of you, it is not implausible. I have stated that I understand this again, and again, and again. As...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
People (including me) have told you that they aren't interested in deeply analysing certain aspects of play, or semantics, or whatever...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Some things are put into motion by the GM, but the players still decide what they're doing, so I'd still say play is mostly player-driven.