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Flying Toaster reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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Is it even a problem if something is excluded because as a DM I simply don’t like it? Not that it couldn’t be worked in, but because I... -
Flying Toaster reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
When I'm prepping a game that I may run in the future, any "official" material carries absolutely no special weight for me. I take what...
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Flying Toaster reacted to TheSword's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I’m very lucky that my main group basically always says to me “We will enjoy the game most, that you enjoy running the most” and they...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Jacobs's post in the thread Leon Barillaro Joins Wizards of the Coast as D&D Designer with Like.
Can confirm. I had my first adventure published in Dungeon #12 when I was 16 (although I was 14 or 15 when my proposal was accepted and...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Yeah, I'm not sure it's possible to explain why it's now a dozens of pages a day debate about who gets to decide what happens in a...
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Flying Toaster reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Some players likely do care, but looking at r/LFG and my own experience, I don’t think players reliably self-select away from games with...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
And every individual has different breaking points or lines where they feel restricted. It all comes down to setting expectations...
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Flying Toaster reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I think being open to different approaches, at least trying to have a conversation, not insulting or denigrating other approaches is...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
You are forgetting that most DMs do not really want the power. They do it because they love TTRPGs and most players refuse to take a...
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Flying Toaster reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I always try to find a compromise, something that will work for all of us. But I also have to think about what I want out of the game...
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Flying Toaster reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
It's not like we don't discuss what the next campaign is going to be like, we've had many discussions about what we want to do next over...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
The heated debate going on in this thread has been about curation. What's acceptable to various people when a player wants to go against...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I don't think it has to be a weakness. It can be a weakness, for example a beginning DM might want to keep things more narrow...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
How is this any different than setting a game in a pre-determined franchise setting that also has limitations? That one player wanting...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
We'll have to agree to disagree. From my own experience, I've found pre-published "shared" settings more limited in terms of player...