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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I read this into the second point, given the parenthesis. The DM wanting to please the players seem to fit into the formulation. You...
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EEnrahim reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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How is that possible? Seriously. If the encounter is too strong to be beaten, that isn't "unfair to the players". It is fair that some... -
EEnrahim reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Not at all. It is most strongly motivated by: Preserving the appearance that the GM does not make mistakes Preserving the "experience"...
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EEnrahim reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This example does not match what I described. If a poker tournament's rules expressly state that telepathy is allowed, it can hardly be...
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EEnrahim reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I do have to point out you can think its ethically OK but think there's a loss of something in the illusion of the game if its visible...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Don't need a full reset. You could do what would would have done to tweak the situation anyway. My examples was that even extreme...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The real value of stoping the world when you are making adjustments is that if you make a habit out of that, the players will recognise...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I have a radical suggestion for that situation: Speak up! Point out that you messed up royal, you now realise that this encounter...
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EEnrahim reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure. I don't think that a feeling in that sense--a visceral response--is of such dire import that it ever justifies the falsehood. Is...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Ok, fine. When I have used the words "feel" and "feeling" here, I have been referring exclusively what it appear you recognice as...
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EEnrahim reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mostly see this particular fudging example as more evidence that critical hits are a bad general mechanic that is specifically...
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EEnrahim reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My intuitions on this are so far similar. Your example of changing the monster's damage modifier to -5 shows how it can be comparable...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..How would you describe "the feeling of having had a victory that wasn't actually deserved, but you fully believe was deserved"? I have a...
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EEnrahim reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have played official WotC adventures which include extremely difficult save DCs (IIRC it was DC 17-18?) against an effect that, if not...
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EEnrahim replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I would think the world would have been a much better place, if it hadn't been possible to have false beliefs...?