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darkbard reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Oh good grief. The one fundamental point that has been repeated in this thread over and over and over again is that sandbox campaigns... -
darkbard reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And yet you do view the exact same reasoning as not only nearly good enough, but far and away good enough, to justify expansive hard...
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darkbard reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Of course I am. That's what level means. Your world absolutely is scaled to party. 100%. You are designing your world where you have...
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darkbard reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But, as @Lanefan pointed out to you, rewriting areas based on the character level is verbotten in sandbox play. That's one of the most...
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darkbard reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, the characters are cognizant of their actual character levels, HP, etc. They know that these things are real in the world? And...
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darkbard reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But, doesn't this violate the whole "The world is independent of the PC's" criteria of a sandbox? After all, the world must not change...
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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 Like.
It doesn't bother me that you use it. It bothers me that you expect others to immediately grasp what you're saying when they don't use...
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darkbard reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's not really an issue if not all terms apply to all games; what becomes an issue is if the same term can mean completely different or...
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darkbard reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think I understand this viewpoint, or at least I lack the perspective necessary to empathize with it. If I'm roleplaying an...
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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 Like.
But I enjoy some of the games that you and others here enjoy. I like and play D&D. I like and play other games as well. My point is...
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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.
Well, the text does not support that reading in my view, for two reasons: It refers to XP for treasure and for killing and capturing...
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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.
Among those in this thread who are arguing that "bypass an encounter" has a clear meaning, there seems to be a significant difference of...
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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 Like.
But it doesn’t. The definition from the 5e DMG is different from the dictionary definition. There can be non-combat encounters in a...
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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 Like.
I normally try not to assign motives to others… but when it’s done to me, I’ll do it right back. In this case, I should have also...
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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.
"Bypass" used to mean did something other than fight seems to me idiosyncratic but clear enough once the idiosyncrasy is explained...