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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
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I think it might be helpful to seperate between the concept of random encounters and random stocking. It appear to me like what you... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Hang on a tick. How can you roll random events beforehand? What triggers the events? How can you know how long the party will spend...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure! In fact, here it is again, with some bolded parts to help you understand it wasn't an absolute truth. "Yes, actually. Those...
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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.
Regardless of play techniques the GM is determining it. The question is based on what principles, priorities and constraints.
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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.
Yes, but relying so heavily on randomness to the point of being unwilling to make things up is a bit of a problem. All I know is, I...
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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.
Then what are you saying? The GM making stuff up is not the GM having total control. It's just the GM making stuff up. What the GM does...
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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.
Then I am simply jumping off your point. This whole notion of "quantum" encounter is just more smoke and mirrors trying to pretend...
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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.
I disagree. When you have more time to think, you can make encounters that better reflect your interpretation of the world. But, at no...
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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 think it was @Enrahim who upthread mentioned wandering monsters. Wandering monsters are "quantum" beings. That's the essence of their...
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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.
Why does hoping to meet an Elf cause a guard to arrive? In terms of cause-and-effect, I don't see any difference (when we're talking...
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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.
Except that the only actual difference here is time. After all, the DM either made or chose (in the case of using someone else's) the...
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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.
So you never, ever make up anything by yourself, is what you're saying? Yeah, I'm going to say that really misses most of the point...
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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 the cook a quantum if the GM decides that’s where she is? She’s never actually in the kitchen until the GM tells the player she 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.
You got a reply to this from @Old Fezziwig. I've also posted about this in many posts in this thread, including some in reply to you...
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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.
My goal is not to bash on anything. It's to look at what D&D does, and what it has done traditionally, and to see where/how it may...