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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I largely think that a lot of this is a by-product of lingering practices that made sense in the early days... withhold information... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Or, to slightly reverse this, if I as a player think that a GM decision led to unsatisfying gameplay, I don't have to accept "But it was...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Considering the fact that the topic of the thread is the essential conservatism of broad swathes of D&D players. The essential...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No, I think I'm the one acknowledging the larger picture. The GM's decisions are his. Any consequences of those decisions are his...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, I understand that. My point is that though realism is a goal, it's still up to the GM. It's the GM's choice, not realism's choice...
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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. A GM who thinks this religion "makes sense" is one I cannot trust not to railroad me. Except that protection from evil and good...
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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.
Is such a deity part of "realistic" worlds? Because, again, if that's what we're allowing as "realistic", the term is meaningless...
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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.
"GM did a boneheaded thing while railroading" is simpler than "a ludicrously complicated series of events and justifications which...
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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 wasn't a devil contract though. It was literally just the (religious) belief that drinking any amount of alcohol would eternally damn...
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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.
Oh, so now you get to decide what is relevant to me? And folks wonder why I get so infuriated about double standards in threads like...
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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.
Well, to use one recent illustrative example, with multiple posts to this effect: Each of these posts fundamentally boils down to...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No it’s not, the GM could be considering whatever he wants. Realism is a consideration… it’s not a cause. Ultimately, the GM is...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It was a movie, not an RPG, so the answer to the question depends on the assumptions you make on the scene. Could the party have pushed...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You misunderstand me. There is nothing “wrong” with the way @Lanefan runs his game. But it is absolutely a choice. If you as a GM...
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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.
I mean, they are vague platitudes. I'm sorry. That's what they are. They don't actually mean anything. They're vague handwaving. There...