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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This.I don't think D&D has coherent imagery, but that is pretty understandable given that it has no bespoke world; different worlds can and... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This.Where are those from? (I haven't really gotten into 5.5, so I'm unfamiliar with some of the newer books.)
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Rainbow Scissors's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with
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I partially agree that game design has evolved as lessons were learned from previous editions of games. So, it may be that the "how" has... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This with Like.
I just don't care for the fact that mechanically the rapier was so obviously the best choice for certain pretty common builds that they...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Angus MacDeth's post in the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This with Like.
What I literally don't understand is how anyone can interpret someone saying "I'm not a fan of high-heeled shoes or other modern...
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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.
Your math is off. It wouldn't take 20 townsfolk to kill a single ogre before all being killed. They'd take it out in 1 round on...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This with
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Purple? Nay, sir! This prose is positively amaranthine! Heliotropic phraseology, to unlatch the conscribed space of our mundane... -
Crimson Longinus reacted to nevin's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I do think at High levels Characters need to feel like they can do things no one else can. Mythical magic Items special powers being...
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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'm saying I don't want things like minions that are designed to fulfill a narrative trope while ignoring the rest of the design of the...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This.I have recently been lamenting how my go-to MMO, Final Fantasy XIV has utterly lost its visual coherence. People in plate armour run...
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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.
We played different games then, 4e absolutely locked you in. Powers were very specific and detailed to the point where I was told more...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This with Like.
OK but a chainmail bikini is still made out of chainmail, which is a medieval thing. A fantasy axe is still an axe, which is something...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Lakesidefantasy's post in the thread D&D General D&D: Literally Don't Understand This with Like.
It's the high-heeled shoe that turns me off. This and the TNT plunger detonators, the museum cafes, the heat metal hot plates. Things...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Well, they at least should be able to explain why on some level beyond "I'm used to it the other way". I can explain the problems I see...
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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 do the same with modern rules as well, but you're right that many people seem to treat them as something you're supposed to treat as...