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Faolyn reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Ah, the no-win scenario. On the one hand, D&D has been lauded for its support of the community of house ruling. On the other hand, D&D... -
Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'm pretty sure there's something similar in 3e, but I can't find my copy and I can't find the 3e books online to check. I did, however...
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Faolyn reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But, even then, it never actually did. In pulp stories, the heroes are BIG DAMN HEROES. They don't die like flies. They carve their...
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Faolyn reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Except that your Ogre Bludgeoneer (which is the stat for an Ogre Minion) has a 28 AC, which your townsfolk straight up cannot hit...
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Faolyn reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This might be. But the issue is that entering this gap is not so easy as this has been a very polarizing issue. The entire rulings over...
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Faolyn reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That problem is already way, way, way too much embedded in the nature of D&D as it is. You don't need minion rules for that. Or did you...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..But in comparison, another group of pirates appearing from below decks out out of the jungle is not an inconsistency that causes more...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'd love to know where you got that take, because I've never seen anyone actually say that. No they don't. the 3.5 DMG even had a whole...
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Faolyn 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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Which is one of the things that makes discussions with conservative, long-entrenched D&D fans so tedious. They turn off and on rules at... -
Faolyn reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think if it just happened to be a bunch of ogres on the way (not controlled by a boss, just something I had on the map from levels ago...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Why not? Many people view it as cool to be able to mow down tons of baddies on their way to the major battle. It could be a badly done...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..D&D worlds are inherently inconsistent. Every part of D&D is and has always been inconsistent with some other part of it. That there's...
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Faolyn reacted to Cadence's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Thinking about the place of minions in the game reminded me of this from 1e. I thought it was by DMG combat tables, but it is on page...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That's not how it works. If the ogres are minions, then there should be someone commanding them. This being is the actual villain you're...
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Faolyn replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..You're misunderstanding what "trying to tell a story" means. The game isn't giving you stories to tell (outside of published adventures...