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FFrozenNorth reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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The roll was pointless if they can just retry, because at that point success is guaranteed. That's why I spent half of my response to... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because it isn't even necessary? I mean, @DinoInDisguise is talking about how the mindset can be applied to any game, and how even a...
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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 think there's a weird thing that happens in how D&D play interacts with what we are acculturated to expect as "appropriate fiction."...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. I think you are misunderstanding my thought. If a system codified DMs not railroading, it doesnt mean that system does anything...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D 5E Convince me that the Ranger is a necessary Class. with Like.
It's because the Rangery fantasy elements require distinct rules. Like Ranger Animal companions requires creating Beast Companion stat...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands with Like.
It's not clear to me if Goblin Trouble is part of Heroes of the Borderlands or just meant to be a teaser. Some thoughts: It uses a...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D (2024) Heroes of the Borderlands with Like.
Free introductory adventure for folks with a D&D Beyond account...
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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 know if @robertsconley is being sarcastic or not. But his repeated references to "story arcs" and "stories planned in advance"...
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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.
There is no misreading. @Campbell is noting that Monsterhearts is intended to support narrativist play, whereas Monster of the Week is...
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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 it's not true that, if a game is never boring, than it is never interesting either. I can get my full share of tedium from (eg)...
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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.
They’re getting good rolls, or there’s no need for one ;). Most heroic/action fantasy I read consistently hits the same sort of beats...
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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 would have thought that "cinematic fiction" is supposed to contrast with other forms of fiction. But fiction where interesting and...
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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.
I was just noting there were functions that doing something like that can be serving, even if that particular execution left something...
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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 see no reason to compromise" is an unwillingness to compromise...like...that's literally what being unwilling to compromise means...
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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 success is actually impossible, then you wouldn't roll at all. But you're doing the rather typical thing of openly taking the...