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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't know if my take is actually logical or even accepted interpretation. But it's satisfactory to me because it is an... -
definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Agree with Micah that these read identically to me. The GM decides, based on what the roll says and how they interpret it, suggests that... -
definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yea, I think you are on to something. Framing narrativist games skills as a characters skill at being lucky in some subset of situations...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Heh, I drafted and deleted some version of this comment over-and-over because I couldn't get the wording quite right. But that is the...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think for trad it's often more like: --- player succeeds a lock picking check --- DM checkes notes for the kitchen and its occupants...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There could be times when the cook (or other adversary) is not random, the GM has already made that decision. I would also put things...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..This is a very interesting conversation, and let me see if I understood correctly by applying the monster encounter in the wild...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Honestly… I think maybe the core bit of disagreement is that I don’t think the world should be independent.
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The tall grass ambush is a perfect example. The question that needs to be asked is, "Why is the grass tall?" After all, it wasn't...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think there's one answer for your question here. I am only passingly familiar with Starforged, having read Ironsworn. I've not...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I said "PbTA" earlier, but I was really thinking about my experience playing Starforged / Ironsworn. So everything I've said before and...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this can be something that does happen with D&D and more traditionally designed games. Everything is focused on the task, and...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this will depend on what the game is. But the PbtA games I'm familiar with - mostly AW and DW - say when a player-side move is...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I've been lurking around this thread for a while, but this discussion has been very eye-opening, and it's really helping me understand...
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definiteFreakyFishGuy reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is probably the silliest bit about this whole branch of the discussion. What it says to me is that people try to pick locks simply...