Recent content by definiteFreakyFishGuy

Specifically, for me, the whole "Nerdy-ass voice actors that play D&D." Agreed. Interestingly, I don't feel like I strongly associate Exandria with Critical Role. I know all 3 campaigns take place in the same world, but the main locations felt different enough. Yes to 4 - 7. Here are a few...

Sold out? But it's available here? https://shop.critrole.com/products/daggerheart-core-set

So it feels like what some folks are saying is that ability modifier like "STR +3" is not diegetic. If I were to change the +3 to a more describe term, something like "STR very good," would that make it more diegetic?

...or are you playing the right game, now that you've altered the game enough to suit your needs? But seriously, you'd think with so many games out there, I would be able to find the game that suits my needs. But the truth is, it took me about a year of on-and-off searching before I went from...

Is that a reference to a meme? FWIW, I used to be an anti pineapple pizza person, but now I actually love it. Same with anchovies. I guess getting old does things to your palette.

For those of you who don't know, there is a thread in D&D general that has over 1887 pages and counting. A lot of interesting discussions there, but one recurring exchange is this idea that one doesn't enjoy a particular TTRPG because they are "playing it wrong." "If you didn't enjoy this game...

Heh, I didn't even notice that! Well, at least he didn't call it Dagger the Heart.

Sorry, don't want to be that guy, but it's Bob World Builder. There is no "the." I only remember because of this video in which Bob talks about how Matt Mercer made the same mistake of adding "the" when the two met at Pax:

If a dragon and a donkey can fall in love... then I don't see why not.

Perhaps I misunderstood the point. But I don't see how what he wrote supports your position. What I took from the post is that simulationist games aspires to meet a certain level of granularity and realism at a mechanical level, which I found useful. I don't think aspirations are the same as a...

I actually think it's both too strict and not strict enough. It's too strict in the sense that your definition of simulation is at odds with the colloquial or academic usage of "simulation," e.g. using an RNG to simulate fair dice rolls. It's not strict enough in the sense that in the context...

Yes, I retired my first real DND 5e character after about a year or so. I had participated in a DND 5e game before, but I didn't really know what was going on then. So this was my first real earnest attempt at playing a TTRPG. When I started, I was obsessed. I had spent so much time on this...

Lava is bad for skin

Thank you for taking time to respond. TLDR. Since my last post, I did a bit of digging around on the usage of the word simulation. Based on my very short searching, I've come to conclude the following: 1. Your definition of simulation is not a standard definition of simulation. 2. I apologize...

Sorry, I am just not very familiar with the history. I'll try to take a look at those games you listed. So am I correct in that your definition of "simulation" is based on your observation of games that came out in the past few decades, rather than some authority figure or academia? I am not...