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FFrozenNorth reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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You're simply out of your depth here I'm afraid. Yes, some sort of technique must exist which lets the table settle on a fictional... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What edition are you talking about? 4e and 5e both have very general skills that easily apply to an approach or intent type method. This...
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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.
Convince the GM X will make for a better story isn't how any of this works. In games that utilize intent like Daggerheart, Burning...
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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.
I love that you think that it's unrealistic for a failed lockpicking check to do any of the above, but don't have a problem with picking...
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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.
Don't forget that most narrative games don't allow this level of player power, though. In one, the GM made it up before, and in 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.
Except that if the roll fails, neither the players nor the GM will know what would have been in the kitchen on a success. It's not like...
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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.
Y'know, people keep getting hung up on the lock and/or cook, but in reality, this applies to anything. Fail to climb a wall, nothing...
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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.
Interestingly, many of the skills in 5e do exactly what you're describing in regard to a "burglary skill". I mean, Move Silently and...
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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.
A fool of myself? Okay, sparky. I don't think so. What's happening is that you are all criticizing the method by attacking the flawed...
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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.
But the same can happen in trad games. Godzilla pops out of a closet! Therefore, trad gaming is not verisimilitudinous! Therefore, it...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ok, but let's be clear on where the objection flows from. This has nothing to do with the fiction as fiction. This is an aesthetic...
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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.
How can one say one is putting simulation as the primary process, when one explicitly invites or includes components that are...
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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 rolls a random encounter, and decides to use some Orcs, and furthermore decides that they are sneaking up on the PCs to ambush...
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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 recall 2 am being a feature of the example set out in the blog: It’s classic roll playing, you’re at a house, the door is...
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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.
Not particularly? Hit points, saving throws, heck even to-hit rolls (including the everpresent 1-in-20 chance to crit) have been there...