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Crimson Longinus
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Well, what is willingly, what is free will? I think it goes pretty philosophical. But at least to me, the dice erode the...
Mar 6, 2026
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Yeah, because sometimes you find yourself facing an unexpected temptation. Happens to me in real life every time I peruse Kickstarter.
Mar 6, 2026
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Whether they break their chastity and indulge is randomised. But yes, there is choice to risk it in the first place, which makes this...
Mar 6, 2026
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Ok! Genuinely great! Then please understand that I really, really hate when this sort of a thing happens, so I am very cautious about...
Mar 6, 2026
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Yeah that's a big challenge with this thread, it keeps blurring the lines between how specific RPGs work (or are supposed to work)...
Mar 6, 2026
Crimson Longinus
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But such influence is subjective. Like we can perhaps imagine some hypothetical world leader, who to some people seems like a...
Mar 6, 2026
Crimson Longinus
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I have at no point tried to tell others how they should feel or how they should approach things, and if it has come across as such, then...
Mar 6, 2026
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Why? I am usually more fine with fear, as it is easier for me to "force" to feel, but I actually (vaguely) remember one instance from...
Mar 6, 2026
Crimson Longinus
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Can you elaborate?
Mar 6, 2026
Crimson Longinus
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In D&D they don't. But there are several people in this tread arguing that they should. Like that is literally what started this leg of...
Mar 6, 2026
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Because the GM thinks it is a situation where there is chance of the character being afraid and the player doesn't! Sigh. The risk...
Mar 6, 2026
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About a 3, apparently.
Mar 6, 2026
Crimson Longinus
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Perhaps it would have helped if they told you how well they rolled on their joking roll?
Mar 6, 2026
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I don't think there should be a "penalty for acting in a way", but I do agree with "mechanics that reinforce the fall of the die."...
Mar 6, 2026
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The consequence would have been ruining the game for me, which is way worse consequence any mechanic could provide. And I just do not...
Mar 6, 2026
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