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el-remmen reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I suppose of the lock picker shouts that would work, but the just the sound of picking the lock probably wouldn't be enough. I do get... -
el-remmen reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I know some people were complaining about being stuck with a secret door in Rime if the Frostmaiden. They were really stuck behind...
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el-remmen reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This entire thread is going round and round in circles faster than a windmill in a hurricane, and it’s all down to people’s imagining...
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el-remmen reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Wow.
ROTFLMAO. Weapons and armor are simulated? In what way? How? Exactly how are weapons and armor simulated in D&D? Worlds are not... -
el-remmen reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Wow.
The rock is pre-established and is there whether they climb or not.
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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.
This claim seems false to me. In a "trad" game in which it is known that something dramatic is happening right now at the top of a...
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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.
Yet maybe she would: "Despite the crumbly rock and unsure footing, you make it to the top....". This narration efficiently does two...
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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...
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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.
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...