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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
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This tangent was taken from discussions of fail forward techniques. There's nothing wrong with those techniques (even if I don't really... -
FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
"Every time a player sneezes (trigger), the torches to go out (result) as the god of fire briefly feints (information of how the result...
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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.
Exactly. You so you see the danger of using imprecise language? I was using the word "seed" in the other extreme interpretation, I guess...
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FrogReaver reacted to Muh's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
People should be free to make that type of game. I'm not interested in playing it. It's not a game for me. People should be free to...
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FrogReaver reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
I think being unaware is probably more common than buying into mainstream media lies. Like, I'm not big into anime, and what I do watch...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Exactly. From a simulationist perspective a roll isn’t simply to establish whatever new fiction the player/dm desires (within...
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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.
Problem with the runes example was not that it was made up on the spot. If the GM had decided on the spot before any roll was made what...
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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.
Ask the Oracle is generally used as a tool to support the simulation. The questions are assumed to be limited to what could be...
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FrogReaver reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think you're mistaken here. I remember plenty of modifiers for physical skills based on situation at least.
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
How I approach this, which seems to be common, is that I setup the local situation pertinent for the characters, and then do not...
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That means it is set by the task! In GURPS you modify the skill by the difficulty of the task. Same than in RQ. This is calculating the...
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FrogReaver reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Eh. Whether you apply difficulty directly or by modifying a roll is basically irrelevant; the probabilities are and whether the...
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, the mechanics you use do not simulate that, or if they do, they're constructed in such an illogical manner that it is utterly...
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FrogReaver reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As always I dread to discuss immersion, but this whole thing feels like a diversion from arguing that player and character decision...
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Given that it seems pretty safe assumption that no one thinks that mechanics are concretely part of the fiction so that the characters...