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EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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More the point was that "showing your work", as it were, exclusively after "your work" no longer communicates anything, won't really...
Today at 10:38 AM
EzekielRaiden
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Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO
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That's almost certainly going to be an improvement, since your numerical bonus won't be used by mechanics nearly that much, so the GM...
Today at 9:38 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Sure, that's fair. I was mostly trying to create an example that was distinct from the "save my friend about to be sacrificed" thing...
Today at 9:36 AM
EzekielRaiden
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Have Some Class
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I joined late--the group needed a replacement for a player who had left, and we played for a couple levels before the GM decided "it...
Today at 9:26 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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No, that's not what I had said, though I was the one who gave the example. My example was one where the player is fighting in a place...
Today at 8:58 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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But this of course simply kicks the bias up to a higher plane of abstraction: assigning the odds. Which is already a significant domain...
Yesterday at 2:18 PM
EzekielRaiden
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Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO
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Well, at least from where I'm coming from, they should have gone with a two- or three-tier system. I haven't thought enough about how a...
Yesterday at 12:36 PM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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And how can players distinguish that? Perhaps. As noted, you are insulated from a lot of things because your group has remained...
Yesterday at 10:18 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I don't follow. Ahab was doomed and it's quite clear from the very beginning that he's doomed. Further--isn't this the very...
Yesterday at 10:00 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Sure. But the core point remains: even from the very foundation of the hobby, even from the moment that what most folks see as the...
Yesterday at 9:59 AM
EzekielRaiden
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Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO
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No. What I mean is, Advantage and Disadvantage was used as the weapon of first resort. As in, it was THE go-to thing for functionally...
Yesterday at 9:16 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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And this, right here, is one of the things I find extremely frustrating about discussing game design. Note your comparison: literature...
Yesterday at 9:02 AM
EzekielRaiden
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Have Some Class
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My favorite 3.5e/PF1e character was actually a monstrous hybrid shenanigan, but quite fun, with every part of the hybrid chosen for its...
Yesterday at 3:32 AM
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1e: the Scout class from Dragon # 161. Way cooler than a Thief! 2e: Priest (of a specific Mythos). I can't pick a specific deity...
Yesterday at 2:07 AM
EzekielRaiden
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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No. But I expect that this will be a meaningful argument from within their own space that over-occupation with realism is not as...
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