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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Like I've said before, I think that is the only coherent definition of simulationism. Edwards made a big mistake in lumping genre... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Funnily enough, in addition to being able to search the pdf, I can also provide a complete combat cheat sheet I used extensively in... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I've played it a lot. Not for a while though, but I know how it works. You of course do not need to apply the difficulty modifier, just...
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Crimson Longinus 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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I hereby declare the two previously posted mechanics the entirety of my new "game". I call it "The diegetic dumpster fire" (TDDF). I am... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Have you ever played billiards? You know, hit the white ball with a cue trying to hit another ball into a pocket, called pool in the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't think I ever commented the cook example. I do not think that using the roll to measure the time being used is...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..You do not understand what simulation means. Simulation aims to mechanically represent the significant contributing elements that exist...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
"Every time a player sneezes (trigger), the torches to go out (result) as the god of fire briefly feints (information of how the result...
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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.
Exactly. From a simulationist perspective a roll isn’t simply to establish whatever new fiction the player/dm desires (within...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
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...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
According to GURPS 4e Campaigns, modifiers are applied often. No idea where the idea comes from that this isn't the case. It then goes...
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Crimson Longinus 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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Crimson Longinus reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Falling. Pixies. Just about anything that doesn't involve the PC's skill not being sufficient to make progress. The roll is by RAW...
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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 Like.
I keep missing it because it's 100% wrong. They do absolutely provide some information on how the result was achieved The rules dictate...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes they do. They work by drawing the odds of success by comparing the skill of the climber to the difficulty of the climb, thus we know...