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FrogReaver reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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To me this whole argument seems to be you telling folks that no matter what, the GM needs to accommodate the player's creative desire... -
FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is not an example of "player actions made within the confines of their PCs in an active game" being vetoed. From my understanding...
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FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I bolded the problem. Here the GM made a claim about the mechanics. I agree that claim is dubious at best. (It might go in a tangent...
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FrogReaver reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
See, to me the only functional difference between the first bolded piece and the second is that the second only came true after a...
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FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think the overall anti-tesis to your thesis is yes to your last question. I think the issue is that once you give the GM the level of...
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FrogReaver reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The exact phrasing doesn't matter, because people aren't machines who spit out the exact perfect phrase every time. I don't know what...
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FrogReaver reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I see a distinction between adding to my character's background from their memory and adding to a scene of a tavern we just came across...
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FrogReaver reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
These are clues perhaps, but there is a wide range of abilities here. Michael Crichton is a good acid test. He uses science and...
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FrogReaver reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
More "You're invited to adventure in this world I've provided for you. You're free to accept or decline" I think, because this happens...
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FrogReaver reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It reminds me of the divide between people who see pictures, character, and whole scenes play out when they read fiction and those who...
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FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think there are two elements here that I think make the situation interesting and maybe unusual in the context of this thread. One...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Why is that not authoring? You consciously chose to think of a bar.
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FrogReaver reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
For sure. My feeling, though, is that if you are hitting your personal threshold and we haven't gotten to a bad extreme, then you...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure. I’m not as particular on when it occurs. I think we have to be careful here. Immersive how? If immersive is ‘thinking as my...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure. To me what you describe here is normal authoring. I think the act of authoring can be immersive. I think some can switch...