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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That's what a model is, though...? A model tells you how and why things happen. Or, rather, it predicts how and why things will happen... -
EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Let me rephrase. "Skills", the D&D concept, have nothing whatsoever to do with skill, the real-world concept? Are professions not...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well. We do in fact have someone arguing that in the thread, so...yeah. While I suppose I can grant that there is a possible grey area...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't see how this is different from what I was talking about. If you prefer this phrasing, consider this to be what I meant, I just...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to chaochou's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Simulation is simply fake cover for 'GM says' which facilitates railroady GMs to appeal to their own authority. It's a doublethink... -
EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs.It is worth noting that "medusa", "minotaur", and various other Greek mythical creatures were unique. (The Gorgons are kinda...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'm not necessarily saying that the dice specifically need to do that. I am saying that, for the kind of simulation being laid claim to...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..And I just see this as, frankly, legitimizing Extremely Lazy Design. I don't really have a whole lot to say to the preceding stuff...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs.I found the Ecology of the Dragonborn and (many, many) snippets about Arkhosia pretty solid, but I would understand if that wasn't...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs with
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Yes this would be so very good to see. I'm a big fan of curated Setting Palettes and the ones you've outlined are a good fun set... -
EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General I finally like non-Tolkien species for PCs.Yeah, I honestly could've sworn they had done something, at least from MtG or something like that. Even 4e did this! But 5e apparently...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What does a simulation do? It seems to me that the basic-english answer is, "It tells us how and why new things happen, when we put...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.....Yes, Max. And that's precisely my problem. The rules don't tell you SQUAT about which one is correct. They are simply, flatly...
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EzekielRaiden replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I guess I just feel like if something "is diegetic"--even "is diegetical"--then we should all agree it is so. It should not be, "Well...
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EzekielRaiden reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Aren't they? Do you say this based on your own expert knowledge of runes in dungeons? Eg do you not think an archaeologist might be...