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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton'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 is all strange. Without getting too metaphysical, a game is a type of social activity that is characterised by the rules... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yeah, I think your position is clear enough - to me, at least. I think there's room for differences of opinion around some of the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
"How to be a referee" is almost never backed by hard rules, just suggestions at most. For example, a PbtA game might tell you to "be a...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This doesn't seem very plausible to me. Nearly every RPG works on the "core play loop" of the player describe, referee adjudicate. But...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to evilbob's post in the thread D&D 5E Which was the most recent Wizards adventure you consider a classic? with Like.
This is a good question. I apologize in advance for the book-length response you probably didn't ask for. The overall vibe was a major...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to SlyFlourish's post in the thread D&D 5E What If Everyone Could Use Scrolls? (House rule) with Like.
in my games I give out single use magic items which have more flavor than a scroll but can cast a single spell one time. I took this...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Tessarael's post in the thread D&D 5E What If Everyone Could Use Scrolls? (House rule) with Like.
One possible nuance on this is to make scrolls language specific. So you either need to be fluent in the language, or use a spell like...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I know two of the systems on your list very well. Burning Wheel does permit "total freedom" of the sort that @Hussar described. It is...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't agree with this notion that classic D&D's core design is poor or unsatisfactory for sandboxing. There are wobbly parts to the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What, you think folks are going to drop a fully-written and documented research thesis in your lap? That's the point of the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I like this technique (thanks!). It is extremely useful for me currently as the PCs having failed a skill challenge with a gold dragon...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Whether there is only one way or no way at all, you have now accepted that objective analyses of some forms of design are possible. If...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So. Just so we're clear. A person telling you, "52 Pickup is better for sandbox gaming than D&D" is something no one can dispute or...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ironsworn is no more a "storytelling game" for constructing "emergent narratives" than is classic D&D. Both are games in which one...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Okay....? That is still passing off agreement that X is good/fast at making omelettes as somehow a rejection of the argument. Hussar...