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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I'm sorry, but there are all sorts of games that do exactly that. You get hit, take damage, and the mechanics tell you how you react... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Just because @Faolyn did ask for a citation, I'd point this out: So, it's not like I'm pulling this argument out of thin air. @Faolyn...
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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 fairness, I've DMed and played with one or two players who seemed constitutionally incapable of doing anything the least bit gonzo...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But that NPC will likely only be present in the campaign for a tiny fraction of time. That PC will be present (barring unforeseen...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Ok, let's back up a second shall we? We're all DM's. All of us here are running games. So, that means that every single poster here... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You YOURSELF said this. We cannot have mechanics which force any sort of action on the players because you yourself said it won't work...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. It really isn't. You're mixing successes and failures. The attack roll tells you to succeed. The NPC's persuasion roll tells you...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
FWIW, I've kinda come around a bit on how say Blades encodes this whereas at first I really hated the idea of being all "ok you have...
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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 know this is a not-uncommon line some folks draw (and to be clear, I understand why its one as it involves buy-in from the player)...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Failing a saving throw can get you killed, but we accept those, and that's about as permanent a removal of character volition as you can...
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CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..we're not talking about morale rolls here, we're talking about failing attack rolls and enemy's making saving throws and thus being...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't see an issue with a bit of wish fulfillment and playing out the fantasy of a character that is in control of they body when...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But, the dice tell you how well you attack. The dice tell you whether or not you know something. You're saying that what your wizard...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And yet, you have zero problem with dice determining every single other element of the game. It tells you how good a warrior you are...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ugh. The worst of all worlds. The only way I can convince an NPC is if I game the DM and hope that whatever reading I have of the DM...