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el-remmen reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Yet maybe she would: "Despite the crumbly rock and unsure footing, you make it to the top....". This narration efficiently does two... -
el-remmen reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Sad.
Because that's the BASIC DEFINITION of simulation. If the game rules do not tell you why something happens, then they are not... -
el-remmen reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And that is perfectly fine. Hell, I totally agree.
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el-remmen reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. My issue is that (i) it's utterly routine for the GM to make a decision to narrate/introduce some bit of fiction prompted by some...
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el-remmen reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Wow.
Y'know, people keep getting hung up on the lock and/or cook, but in reality, this applies to anything. Fail to climb a wall, nothing... -
el-remmen reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I get your point, but I don't think it is true. I don't see why the simulation has to simulate something at that level of detail to be...
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el-remmen reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is exactly what I mean when I say the conflation of "simulationism" and "accurately simulating reality" muddies things. I think it...
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el-remmen reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure they have - they've simulated the feeling-out process where combatants size each other up and see what the other is made of, and...
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el-remmen reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Wow.
It changes the way the shared fiction is established. Is that what you mean by "mattering"? Then it seems like the GM has decided that...
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el-remmen reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Haha.
I misread the last bit as "...magically mind-altering grass", which might make the odds of being ambushed somewhat higher. :) -
el-remmen reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@thefutilist and I and @hawkeyefan all discussed this upthread. A cook is implicit in a kitchen, in the same way that soldiers are...
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el-remmen reacted to SilverCompassMaps's post in the thread D&D General Here are 20 free ship maps for your high-seas campaigns! with
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These maps represent many hours of work which I have been able to do full-time since the start of 2024. Consider this my way of giving... -
el-remmen reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins with Like.
The new Dragon Delves anthology is dedicated to Chris Perkins, who recently retired from Wizards of the Coast. The new adventure...
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el-remmen reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread Shadowdark Shadowdark: Wavestone Monolith (minor spoilers) with Like.
My brother's birthday was over the weekend, and I got a few of our friends together to run a D&D one shot on Friday night. I decided to...
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el-remmen replied to the thread ToV Skill challenges from Tales of the Valiant.Thanks for the heads up re: ToV - I may have to check that out. And I appreciate a view into how you run skill challenges I have been...