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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The problem isn’t that fantasy realistic doesn’t track actual reality. The problem is two-fold: 1. GMs that claim their actions are...
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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
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My point is, "realistic" is supposed to mean "like or resembling the real world". Having to add "real-world realistic" is itself already... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Do you deny, then, that the near-absolute levels of power within the game permit the D&D-alike DM to do harm, even by accident, even...
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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.
Except that well-constructed mechanics are specifically a thing IN ORDER TO get people on the same page. Like...that's one of the most...
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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.
From my perspective, your posts appear to present pretty truistic stuff - like your PDF of bandit stats - as if this is meant to shed...
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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.
You can reject it all you like. It is literally true. This is actually fact. You are, quite literally, denying actual facts. How can...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I routinely read r/DMAcademy. It's quite a place. Often the replies are even worse than the original "am I an arsehole" type posts (some...
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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.
Not sure if this has gotten a response from someone else yet (with over 12 pages of replies, that's at least 220 posts, and I just do...
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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.
Again, you are not responding to the thing I said. "What is reasonable in the setting" is completely under the GM's control. Absolutely...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
One of my favorite "Mixed success" outcomes from Stonetop's "Persuade vs NPC's" move: "[if they have reason to resist and you roll a...
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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.
Possibly! A genuinely devout priest caving too easily might be a minor problem in the opposite direction, but yes. And the examples the...
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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.
Depends! It's entirely possible for a cave-in to be utterly ridiculous, for example if the "dungeon" is actually a pocket plane, what IS...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Here's my question though. Why are they trying to discover these things? Why are they exploring physical geography or a town's social...
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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.
In which case, why make a post that implies the options are either free narration, or "mechanical widgets" that give no weight to what...
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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.
The post that you replied to - which reply I then responded to - was from @TwoSix. And it talked about "put[ting] something into the...