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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
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I absolutely want to have a fire extinguisher in my house. I absolutely hope to never have to use it. In that case I think your... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Does it matter that so many of us who favor this style want to play in these games as well? I want the GM to define political entities...
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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.
My bolding. Ah! There we have another one! I might want absolute power as a GM, but that doesn't mean I am very keen on exerting that...
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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 a problem here is that you keep giving a description of "absolute power" that indeed matches our understanding of the concept...
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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.
You can repeat your personal requirements for a sim all you want and my answer isn't going to change. It doesn't matter if I named a...
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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.
When I first sat down to play, back in 1982, there was a sign tacked to the outside of the DM's screen: "THE DM IS GOD. ABIDE OR DIE."...
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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.
When it comes to not showing my work and not always knowing how I do what I do (largely because I can't be bothered to think about it in...
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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.
You really think that absolute monarchs never talked about anything with vassals? That they never did anything a vassal wanted?
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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.
In both cases, key aspects of the world are not defined until the players interact with them. The runes imply a history--an author, a...
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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.
Not to everyone. You are making implied assumptions on how people understands and uses certain words. Mind you, this is formulated so...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General What if we gave dragonborn four arms? with Like.
There are some neat things here. My problem is that--ironically, despite the fact that Arkhosia is in some sense "a dragonborn clutch...
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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.
You are wrong. That is not what it means. All it means is that all the power rests in the hands of one. It does not mean he doesn't...
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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
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Absolute power does not discuss. It declares. Absolute power that requires discussion before anything can be done simply, flatly, is... -
CreamCloud0 reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That "declares" step can come after discussion, however; and in fact must if the discussion otherwise ends in a stalemate. It's when...
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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.
That's not true. Absolute power just means you have the ability to do anything you want, not that you will do anything you want, or...