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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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Sure, what might be worth skipping in this way may vary. But my point that doing so won't harm the consistency or continuity of a game... -
darkbard reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To clarify, Fail Forward as put forward by Burning Wheel is not succeeding when you would fail. It's you fail to achieve what you intend...
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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.
I think there is some lack of clarity in saying that certain but not all contributions to the fiction that occur in play are incorporate...
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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.
As it happens, you're wrong. And it's strange that you're trying to educate me on a game that, as best I know, you are aware of only...
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darkbard reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As usual, well-said. And it doesn't even need to be H,H,H,H...; it could be HxHHxHHHxHxHxHHHHxH... or any of a million variations where...
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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 would say it’s more like how most movies handle it. You watch the character get into a car and pull away… then they cut to a scene of... -
darkbard reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
None of us are telling the players what their characters should be doing. But, if we're playing BitD and the players have decided their...
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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 Love.
I'm not shifting anything. The authority that we're talking about... my preference for keeping the game moving and focused... is...
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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 think this is one of those arguments which sounds good, but falls apart on closer examination. The players clearly chose to engage in...
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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.
Yes. I've spoken a great deal in this and other threads about procedures of play. Generally I have been trying to steer the discussion...
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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.
There is no need to apologise! But what prompted my response to your earlier post was that you framed it as "to me, a game that's all...
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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 short answer is no. The slightly longer answer is that, if your character has revenge as a goal, then the GM will be framing scenes...
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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.
What @hawkeyefan said. "Exciting" is a useful shorthand for "interesting, exciting, emotionally resonant, etc".' @zakael19 got at...
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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.
So, I think the core of the issue for me is what is rewarded most (and expected most at the table) - exploring the fiction, basically...
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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 already addressed this in this Prior Post. I think there’s a significant difference at play. As you’ve described it, what your...