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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I'm trying to think of a recent real world example where a group of people has abandoned their previous set of beliefs and chosen the... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You've already caused a problem just in the jump between sentence 2 and sentence 3. The first is "know enough...to know why [any given...
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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 is something else that I regard as a key tool in the railroader's repertoire. That is not to say that all RPGing involving secrets...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That is wrong. People dying for their beliefs is extremely rare. That is why it is notable when it happens.
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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.
It can be a problem for me! And I've known - and know - other RPGers for whom it can also be a problem. I don't care how compelling the...
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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.
Would you agree that you can't shoot the moon with an arrow (assuming you're not Artemis or similar) doesn't actually require the GM to...
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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.
Have you played much Burning Wheel? Or Torchbearer? I can tell you from experience that what you say here is simply not true - those...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Manbearcat's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Those 3 x bullet points that I put forth aren't things I would put forth as techniques. I meant them as principled constraints and...
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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.
Sure, there are some things people won't do. Although 1984, and I believe also Aristotle, present the opposite view, ie, that anyone can...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is an extremely radical position of GM privilege. The same privilege of protagonism that I want for my fighter should apply to the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
'I can't railroad the players because I don't give them enough information to tell if it's happening' is quite the take
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FFrozenNorth reacted to soviet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This depends on the system. A lot of games give PCs a privileged position above the results of such rolls. Those that don't do this may...
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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.
....Seriously? "If I ever drink any alcohol, my entire family will suffer eternal torment"? What, exactly, leads to this? Because no...
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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.
But you keep describing this general category of gaming in openly inflammatory ways. Whether or not you are "mad", you have definitely...
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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.
It's not just "one stubborn character". It's "one stubborn character with a completely and objectively ridiculous viewpoint in 99.99% of...