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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
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I'm not sure about that. Railroading is the DM negating player choice to make the players go the route he wants them to go. Overt or... -
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've hit the button; illusionism has a negative connotation because its often used to violate expectations. The cases where...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To me illusionism and consent would be navigated by a type of pre-consent as the nature of illusionism is that ideally you shouldn’t...
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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.
Sure, and then folk can get into why they think so. If a poster criticises some play as "linear" and means that it incorporates...
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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 don't know that I ever considered power gaming all that bad until it got to the point of borderline cheating. Those people? We called...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd suggest that we'd probably all benefit collectively if people took responsibility for their means of communication instead of...
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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.
That's completely counter to my experience - I started playing in university, and still play with some of those same people today; and...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Exactly right. The term "campaign" while it might vary a bit - you mean it somewhat differently than I do, for example - is never meant...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, actually, yes it makes perfect sense. Very, very few people have ever played in these open, multi-year campaigns. Even back in...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Oh, fair enough. Although, I would clarify that this is hardly new for me. Even all the way back in the dark ages of the eighties when...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this is where we agree. To me, it's the conflation of linear -which @hawkeyefan straight up admits that he doesn't see a...
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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.
To be fair, I don't know if anyone sees @Lanefan 's definition of campaign (which he explained has been superceded) would be considered...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is a definition issue again. You see constraints on player choice as railroading - even if they are transparent, known and fully...
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with Like.
I don’t think it’s weird. There’s a lot to love about dwarves.
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CreamCloud0 reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with Like.
One of my players absolutely loves dwarves. I’ve intentionally given them a prominent, unique role in my setting because of this. In...