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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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It's simulating the fact that you attack someone but your weapon bounces off their armor doing no damage. A miss doesn't necessarily... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Virtually all simulation uses abstractions whether we're talking about games or simulating business models. How do you think...
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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.
It's a very common trope that some people are virtually immune to damage from low level antagonists. Sometimes the person that can't do...
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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.
So you don't think people can have different careers or become better at their chosen career? Because the biggest complaint I hear is...
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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
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Can we try to find an example arguing against simulation that doesn't involve hit points? Just as a change of pace? -
CreamCloud0 replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Sorcerer vs. Wizard: Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better?.while i also think that wizard could pretty much just get absorbed and have it's role served by one well-constructed sorcerer subclass...
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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.
More to the point, perhaps: if doing some out-of-game deep introspection merely reinforced that I like what I do and how I do it, what...
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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.
No, I understand. Why would I need to do a deep delve into how I play in order to be able to have valid opinions about what I like and...
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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.
Nope. They look at what seem to go on in trad game, think they can codify it to produce the same behavior, and miss that 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.
"It’s not an attack. But you can’t “not think about your play with deep introspection” and also be expected to be taken as seriously as...
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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 bolded portion is key. A lot of folks here think that to simulate something, it has to mirror reality. It doesn't. In fact, it...
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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.
Gygax said in the 1e DMG that if it didn't interfere with game play, his goal was the highest level of realism(simulation). He just...
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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 bold portion is simply untrue. If the DM places it in the world, it exists in the game world at that moment, not when the PCs first...
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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.
This is blatant One True Wayism. There's nothing holy or inherently better about play that involves deep introspection or a narrative...
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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.
So the opinion of someone is worthless if they have not played a wide enough variety of games? Please tell me I'm mistaken because I...