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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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Is that actually true? I don't grant that it is. Like I genuinely seriously do not grant this claim. "Complications" that you can't... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
By the sound made by the lockpicking. It is not necessarily unlikely that a cook could hear such an attempt. We’ve already suggested...
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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, then the problem with this is that I consider my games of Stonetop and Spire and Blades in the Dark to be just as...
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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 keep saying, even though that's also the most boring consequence.
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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.
Do I see how it's different? Yes. I'm not sure if this helps reveal anything, and I think it continues to kind of misconstrue things...
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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.
At the risk of being snide (-r than usual), google it. Seriously: "fail forward D&D" gives tons of websites, blogs, reddit posts, etc...
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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.
If the GM has decided that the cook is not there, then presumably they will not narrate that they are there. If the GM has decided...
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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 if you assume that the check is to be framed in terms that don't suit "fail forward" resolution, then "fail forward"...
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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.
Huh? DnD Beyond doesn't agree with this: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/basic-rules-2014/combat#Surprise The DM determines who...
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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.
My understanding of the situation, as described, was that the check was to pick the lock so as to successfully gain ingress. If you want...
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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.
@thefutilist and I and @hawkeyefan all discussed this upthread. A cook is implicit in a kitchen, in the same way that soldiers are...
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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 what? It's an example. Not the only possibility. Ignore it and move on.
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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.
Quantum ridge! Quantum wind! (On top of the regularly-scheduled quantum wolf.) @Maxperson, @AlViking: notice how the ridge 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.
See, from the point of view of common sense, this doesn't make sense to me. Either the sword cuts me, or it doesn't. (But even if it...
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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.
Your last sentence contains an ambiguity: you use "causes the cook to be there" without clarifying whether you mean causes, in the...