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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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You guys keep bringing up, "The character can't see the mechanic" as some sort of proof that mechanics are not diegetic. I would point... -
Crimson Longinus 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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Crimson Longinus 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 accept your reasoning because if I did then no TTRPG I can imagine could be considered simulationist and the word has no meaning.
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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.
As Sorensen says "When the dragon reaches 0 HP and dies, it does not die because it reached 0 HP: it dies because it has suffered so...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General 70% Of Games End At Lvl 7? with Like.
If we want games to go to 20, more often, then there needs to be 3 major changes: 1) Power grading for classes needs to be brought...
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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.
So according to you, the guy who wrote a manifesto on what simulationism is has restrictions so strict that any game that claims to be...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I mean, I don't think I can disagree here with particularly vigorously. With HP we can basically argue about whether they are...
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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.
Adding fluff and detail does not change the essence of the fiction. No author of any book ever fills in exactly every detail. No plans...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've taken their claims that it is not simulationist - and related descriptions like "quantum runes" - to be more than just first person...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..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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Crimson Longinus reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Don't see why you'd need faux-Chinese when you have dwarfs, gnomes, and dozens of other sentient species who have a reason to blow...
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Crimson Longinus 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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Crimson Longinus reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Thought experiment time. Suppose an actual author creates a simulation and then writes a novel based on the simulation results. Hes...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Just on target? How accurate is it? Where is it going to hit? What is the speed? These depend on the skill of the user. If this...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It seems like it would depend highly on the skill of the thrower; or rather, the quality of the throw. It is easier to dodge a poor...