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Crimson Longinus 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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They do include any. Climbing is done by climbing. Falling is done by failing a climb roll by more than 5. Performing is done via... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Suppose that I liked this line of reasoning and applied it to Apocalypse World. So long as I ignore how the rules are supposed to be...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Do you think that situation is likely to occur in an actual game run by a GM?
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Crimson Longinus reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I can confirm this is accurate. My buddy and I both jumped from the roof of a 5 story building. I landed and shrugged, thanks to my... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's simulating the fact that you attack someone but your weapon bounces off their armor doing no damage. A miss doesn't necessarily...
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Crimson Longinus 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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Crimson Longinus 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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Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Not taking damage == knowing how to take a hit or avoid significant damage, being able to read your attacker and anticipate the attack...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In my game I don't cap damage from falling for sim reasons. In addition, I have no issue with the idea that some people can take a lot...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't believe the world remains in stasis unless the PCs act. NPCs have their own motivations that lead them to make moves. That means...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Haha.
Can we try to find an example arguing against simulation that doesn't involve hit points? Just as a change of pace?
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Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Does any game tell you why someone falls off a cliff? How does it do so? How could it? Simulationism is about how we approach cause...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Reading through all of these and the same themes and arguments keep coming up, retreads from the "Are you running a sandbox". Arbitrary...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don’t get the whole non-expert criticism. Assuming someone is incompetent but consistent then at worst we have an inaccurate...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Is there any reason someone couldn't just say "I prefer to resolve skills checks in a simulationist matter" regardless of what they...