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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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Problem with the runes example was not that it was made up on the spot. If the GM had decided on the spot before any roll was made what... -
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 think you're mistaken here. I remember plenty of modifiers for physical skills based on situation at least.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
How I approach this, which seems to be common, is that I setup the local situation pertinent for the characters, and then do not...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, as the causal process needs to be diegetic as well.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, the mechanics you use do not simulate that, or if they do, they're constructed in such an illogical manner that it is utterly...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to definiteFreakyFishGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So it feels like what some folks are saying is that ability modifier like "STR +3" is not diegetic. If I were to change the +3 to a...
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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.
I still don't agree because of my position in this thread, but that does make more sense for her argument.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't find her arguments completely compelling, but I don't think that's her intention. She's arguing that the numerical...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's also you dodging the questions like a pro. If you put down a sign, written in a language the PCs could read, can the PCs/players...
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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 keep repeating the same argument but have yet to provide one external source to support your definition. It's wasn't convincing...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It doesn't. It however should aim to reflect the reality of the fiction it is depicting, and presumably in the fiction some things are...
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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.
Fair enough, but I'd really like to avoid having to worry about rules for all the various gunpowder-based weapons; never mind those...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
<sigh> You love your pedantry, don't you? It's not cute. OK, so if the sign was in a language they could read, would they get to hope...
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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.
Once again, since you missed it when you read the Oxford site and apparently again when I quoted it directly to you, "diegesis (adj...
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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.
So it happens without the audience? It seems to me that the audience being required makes it an element. Without the audience to...