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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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I was straight-up just told that no, they aren't. That that doesn't come into play. That's why I was making the point in the first... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd like to ask a question here. It may sound harsh, and I apologize for that in advance. Did you intend to completely ignore the point...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This was also my first gut feeling, but on further reflection I realised that is immaterial to the larger point. It is hard to construe...
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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.
If one's personal perception of what feels plausible or realistic is what is doing the deciding, I don't understand how that differs...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
One distinction in purposes for rules that this makes me think of, is that they can be constitutive, i.e. give rise to play that were it...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Awhile back I proposed that TTRPG rules extend and supersede pre-existing norms. Included is extending a set of norms by stating some...
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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.
Is it? Do you think this situation was written down ahead of time? With boxed text and a statblock? Or do some games work differently...
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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.
Honestly the CR phenomenon has been huge at getting people to try 5e. The game I ran for 1st timers in late 23-mid ‘24 were all big CR...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The fiction might be why we play the game. I can imagine other reasons, too: fun, expressing system mastery, socialization, and so on...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Hmm, well given the same conditions as @pemerton gave, I'd stop the game and have a chat and clarify why they didn't want to go into 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.
What's left is hit-point based combat, which is pretty poor for anything "modern" or "gritty". Hit points are already a tenuous fit for...
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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 takes us back to an earlier conversation. I can tell you how all this occurred. It was early 2022. Me and my friends with whom I...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The proof is in the pudding. If the system genuinely is adaptable enough, then the games would have survived. And they didn't. Why so...
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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.
Mostly on stage, some backstage. High school drama club and community theater. My experience was very collaborative. Everyone taking...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Realistically, it's pretty rare that you can't rapidly tell that people you're working with are idiots. Even assuming no interviews and...