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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Wizards of the Coast promises to release more “CRPGs that are going to be as serious as BG3” without Larian.incredibly, things don't need to contain NSFW aspects to be 'serious', honestly did putting in the infamous bear scene and whatever else... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Because they avoid them skillfully, yes. Because there just happen to be no wanderers there? No. -
CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes And no. This is explicitly more quantum than the other. In the wandering monster case, the events are independent--your skill at...
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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.
If the in-fiction characters aren't managing risk and avoiding obstacles when-where they reasonably can, that doesn't say much for their...
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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.
Indeed, but ideally they're not quantum: there's an in-fiction reason those wanderers are there and (unless there's a gate or spawner...
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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.
Unless your characters all come with built-in featherfall I'd think there's often going to be a negative consequence of failing a climb...
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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.
Why can't it more consistently be "fail backward", though? When breaking into a kitchen and failing the roll, why can't the narration...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
While I would generally agree with your position, I think this is a trope that might be attractive to some players - you defeat the bad...
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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 think it might be helpful to seperate between the concept of random encounters and random stocking. It appear to me like what 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.
Easy. I know the party is going to be traveling through a forest for three days. So I roll random encounters for all three days prior...
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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.
I don't think so. The people encountering it aren't the ones generating it in the way the person opening the box are determining the...
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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.
If it's pre-established it can't be quantum, because its existence isn't predicated on what the PCs do or what the players roll.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I see. The basic premise being that if it's instantiated early enough then you can adequately account for it in relation to the players...
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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.
I explained it above to Hussar, but the reason it's not quantum is that I'm going to roll for encounters before the party even camps for...
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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.
It doesn't exist until after I establish it as a fact, but it isn't in a state of both existing and not existing at the same time until...