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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
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If the character hadn't failed to pick a lock there would have been no screaming chef. The only reason the chef exists in the fiction is... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's what I enjoy about this argument. You claim that I'm lying about my play and what I like because it doesn't match your vision of...
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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.
Gary said something along those lines in the 1e DMG, followed immediately by, if it won't make the game worse or would make it better...
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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.
You still have to provide that evidence along with your expert for it not to be a fallacy. You have to give more than, "You're wrong...
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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.
What you're describing is the 100% realism strawman. The idea that, because one's priority is verisimilitude, and perfect verisimilitude...
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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.
Also the characters would think twice before trying such a risky climb in the first place. Sure my friend might be dying at the top...
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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.
But you can decide not to climb in the first place, and bear whatever consequences that decision may carry.
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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.
What you're doing is playing characters in a game where the in-fiction risks and dangers are both real and relevant, as opposed to one...
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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.
Multiple people have stated that if the players do not have full knowledge of the situation they can't possibly make an informed...
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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.
When the table I'm using is written out on paper, "not having rules at all" no longer applies. I've never watched Matt Colville run a...
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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.
The examples here an in the blog post I quoted made it clear that the dead friend and the screaming cook did not exist before the roll...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I agree. But in such a listing you should also in this context include some questions that would show a player actually prefering...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And the standard answer is of course "because that is a different activity than the one we love?"
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would agree. I mean, the entire point of a fail-forward game with focus on narrative generation is that there is no defined fail...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Haha.
I'm shocked that citing the authority of academic sources wasn't able to solve a division in what "appeal to authority" means. :)