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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
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What complaints? Observing that you preferred approach to RPGing would probably not be that enjoyable for me, because it is overly GM... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because you’re insisting that everything that happens in any game can be called an encounter and other people are saying “bo, that’s not...
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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.
The problem is, I don't believe all groups are good at actually communicating what they want as long as the GM is treated as the main...
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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.
See… this is you ignoring what I am saying and insisting on viewing things solely from your view. You’re not willing or able, it seems...
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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 the shoe fits... More seriously, I would 100% consider this an outright bad GM decision if I saw it at the table. I also don't see...
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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.
People have been so quick to jump on the slightest whiff of perceived accusation that GMs might act in bad faith. Yet here we have the...
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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.
I think perhaps his questions stem from his inability to reconcile certain ideas from some posters rather than him being unable to...
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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.
In Stonetop, when I tell the players they see “footprints/tracks” or “evidence of killed game” or whatever else tantalizing thing here...
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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.
5e absolutely ties advancement to encounters (primarily combat) unless you move to milestone leveling. Milestone leveling is GM fiat...
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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 really appreciate that Daggerheart has been up front with its expectations here as well. It’s designed to be a heroic fantasy game...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No, I think you miss the basic point: Properly priming the players, so that they have enough information, but not too much, and retain...
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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 still find this idea of "encountering" such a strange way of conceiving things. If you are sneaking past something, surely you have...
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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.
But what you get XP for is the treasure you gain. There is no additional XP for the mere fact of tricking or outwitting.
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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.
Well, some posters are telling me that their sandboxing does not centre the GM. But now I am being told that players are bypassing...
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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.
Well, of course, the other part of it is that you deny that other approaches to RPGing give the player more agency than you approach...