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FFrozenNorth reacted to billd91's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I don't think it's a good idea to belittle someone else's idea of "harm" and whether or not it truly puts it in the same rhetorical... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Castle Amber is fun too. So is White Plume Mountain. This doesn't affect whether or no they're realistic, though. Obviously they're both...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This stuff is not hard you just have to be the Master of Ceremonies. If people are speaking up when it's not their turn to speak the MC...
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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.
As @Hussar said, the population size and density is not very plausible for hunter-gatherers. And they don't actually seem to do an...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
As an unrelated aside, I do not understand how loud guy dynamics becomes an issue with Apocalypse World style collaborative world...
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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.
What I would say to this is four-fold: 1) Every time we (the collective commenters) do this, commentary always circles back to the "I...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's your choice, but I'm not required to use yours. I can sympathize with your view that its too strong a term, but I suspect any...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think it is a very good example because it reflects how the process actually works in games. A party interacts with an NPC. If it 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.
A hunter gatherer settlement of 100 people - virtually all of which are adults, is HUGE. That's 100 gallons of water plus about 300...
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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.
Never minding economy, they have no ecology either. What do they eat? What do they drink? There's what, about a hundred or more...
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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 think what you say about "freedom to engage openly with the setting" is controversial. I do think it borders on truism. Likewise...
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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.
How is this a mischaracterization. You have repeatedly stated that virtually all information comes from the DM. The players cannot...
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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.
But... what's the point? And, I don't mean this antagonistically. It's an honest question. Why would the players care if the Dungeon...
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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.
It largely depends. Typically, I’m going to know what it is the players want. And it’s not likely to be dickering with guards… likely...
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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.
Here's a thread that discussed the reason for using a mechanic: Why do RPGs have rules? That reason may not move you. But you'll see...