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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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I don't know what this is supposed to mean. What RPG(s) do you have in mind? Don't all games have rules that manage the back-and-forth... -
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 that if even the 5e.24 DMG is telling DM's to consider this, it's about as mainstream advice as you can possibly get. To posit...
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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.
At that point you're doing the binary-view thing I've complained about again, since now there's only sandboxes and story-centric games...
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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... but... I thought that there was absolutely no story telling in Sandbox games. Especially no story telling by the DM. How can...
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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 mean... saying you can skip past some stuff is decent advice was met with resistance. If that doesn't sum up the thread title...
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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.
Okay. You say this as though those things are, like...controversial. But the plain reading of their opposite is the action grinding to...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Like I said, never in my experience. Hmm. No, I just don't see it. The characters may not be having fun, but the players should be.
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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.
No one can make anyone do anything. I don’t think that telling GMs that the flow of time in their game is something they can control is...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Real life is often boring, frustrating, or all-around awful, none of which are good things for a game. If the players are actually...
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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.
Yes, of course! nothing new can happen! Even if it's not new and we all do it to some extent anyway! Never change!!!!
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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.
Nah, I think it's still good general advice. The group should talk about it ahead of play, and revisit the topic as needed. But once a...
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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.
Sure, what might be worth skipping in this way may vary. But my point that doing so won't harm the consistency or continuity of a game...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game).Actually, Magic missile is surprisingly bad for breaking concentration, as many classes that get access to Suggestion also get access to...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to ECMO3's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Yes other people need to try to hit him and NOT hit the grappler in the process. That is not easier IMO, in most cases it is actually...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game) with Like.
Eh... As a designer, I'm of two minds about it. 1) Save or Suck spells have to exist in order to fulfill the mandates of the fantasy...