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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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CreamCloud0 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I want to explore and experience the GM's world. That includes making a character that fits into that world.
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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.
If someone's abusing power it - or its effects - almost invariably become visible pretty fast. The only ones we need to concern...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Here drawing @Enrahim's attention to the Czege Principle. Roughly - "creating and running your own adversity isn't fun". From the...
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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.
"Slashing" is the penalty assessed for striking another player with one's hockey stick, thus the action is usually referred to as 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.
If I'm going out on the ice to play hockey it's a safe bet I'll insist on having a stick in my hands when I do. That I can then...
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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.
And yet in all four of those examples the "underlings" can suggest ideas or courses of action that the "leader" can then choose to...
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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.
Ok, I think I now see the context and the misunderstanding. Again I am not among those that insist on having the power you describe...
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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 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...
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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.
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...