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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
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Randomly generating the dungeon as the PCs reach it doesn't work for much the same reason: if nobody knows what's in the next room it... -
CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf.for a non-insignificant amount of people having those specialized mechanics is what allows them to play a mixed ancestry character...
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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.
In a no-retries paradigm, the consequence of failure is that the lock avenue is now closed to you and you have to find another way...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General Optimistic Thoughts on Optimizing with Like.
I've seen the opposite problem as well- the player that refuses to optimize. They have their character and backstory perfectly in mind...
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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.
Since I'm more familiar with my world than my players are, we typically have a discussion about their background. It's not that I don't...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf.and they could've even done the half-elf story with 3 dwarf mechanics or no mechanics at all, doesn't mean they should've.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Whilst I can understand your perspective here, it's been pointed out, more than once, that the illusionism from the GM is important to...
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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 only declared action I am making a judgement call on in the scenario is a sleight of hand check to open the lock. Anything else...
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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.
We've talked a lot about simulationism. But really I think it grates on me the most from the gamist perspective. If I as a player can...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to wicked cool's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf with Like.
It’s funny I see a lot of 1/2 elves. Heck the twins in critical role were 1/2 elves and it’s a tremendous story. There’s been plenty of...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mecheon's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf with
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I mean, a non-zero amount of people are effectively arguing against those new races and would scrap interesting and popular options like... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've seen people get sticky about players defining, even fairly broadly, NPCs in the village their character grew up in. Its really...
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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.
There is a massive difference. If I call to confirm a reservation and they make up a different time, for example. It seems to the view...
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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.
It's also not how I play, outside of establishing background information in session 0. In that case it's ok for everyone to take a more...
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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.
The player is not authoring it through the character, though. The player is authoring it outside of the game and then afterwards...