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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
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Yeah, the problem with Ezekiel's argument is that he's assuming there's no price for supporting the player's investment in important... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have to agree. There's no ironclad reason social skills can't work on PCs. Just common (but not universal) custom.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That isn't a simple question. Let me try an allegory; would you houserule a board game in the middle of play if a player wasn't enjoying...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Is it "not supposed to happen" in D&D? That implies there are things that are and aren't "supposed to happen" in D&D. Where do you...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, House MD isn't Sherlock. By being a different character, even if he is inspired by the (crappy) interpretations of Sherlock...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Do you believe in different rules for NPCs and PCs?
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
A regular basis??! Martyrs are known because they are exceptional, no? As for the rest, people overestimate their willpower all the...
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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.
People also choose to go along with the pressure to do otherwise at least as often. That's what the dice are for.
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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.
Seems a little reductive. It's not like the GM is seizing control of the PCs left and right in any of these games.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure...unless you just haven't been persuaded by the right person, in the right circumstance. Imagining it as a white-room scenario...
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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.
I don't disagree. The problem comes when you take one really-well-done mechanical element from this game, another from that game, a...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Wanting sole authorship of the character you play's inner world, emotions and the like is fine preference to have. So is a shared...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think we can all call upon stories where this has happened in real life without any magic involved, though. It's quite common for...
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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.
But as you said yourself, the psych trait may well just be modifying a roll you have to make in the situation anyway (I know its that...
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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.
So?