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darkbard reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Apocalypse World is not trying to solve anything. It's a game where the players take on roles of people in a post-apocalyptic community... -
darkbard reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Love.
Are you hard scene framing to challenge the player’s goals/beliefs/etc as noted? @Campbell ‘s post was about how a MC with that...
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darkbard reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Love.
In games like Apocalypse World the closest equivalent of the GM (Master of Ceremonies) is a player of the game. The chapter on how to...
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darkbard 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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It’s not bad at all. It’s an essential part of play. I brought it up because @Micah Sweet asked why place constraints on GMs. And the... -
darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To my mind, some setting/lore is story and/or plot. For instance, if the backstory includes one or more PCs being on a particular...
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darkbard reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'll just provide my observations on this when we played. Yes, the game can be very 'immediate' in character, when you are on a score...
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darkbard reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As a player and GM, I'll ask leading/provocative/trivial questions to that character. If I'm asking as a player, they might be more...
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darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The second sentence is true if, when the GM is GMing, they use your favoured methods. But when I GM, generally I get to experience...
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darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right. The illusion of geography is similar to - not necessarily identical to, depending on details of how the illusion is established...
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darkbard 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 never said “the game is better with fewer constraints on players”. Depends on which game and the purpose of play. All I did was ask... -
darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You keep posting as if the only reason the GM would be subject to rules any stricter than introduce whatever fiction you think is worth...
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darkbard reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Is this ridiculous notion of "the terrible GM' ever going to go away? Or is it like some chewing stuck to the bottom of various...
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darkbard reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
From a practical standpoint, I don't really start play not knowing much about the characters. Most of the trad games I play/run tend to...
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darkbard reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The problem with that assertion is that the GM's "whim" is present, regardless. I am pointing out that whether that whim is exerted at...
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darkbard reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's not an accurate description of what happens. What happens is that the player rolls well enough, and grabs the cup that others...