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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
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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.
So adding colour is fine, but adding a cook as a consequence is out of bounds? As I said, I don't see the ostensible contrast.
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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? No one would describe rolling an attack in D&D as petitioning the creator. It's just applying the action resolution rules...
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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, but if swimming came up you could just refuse to have the character try it. Or if it was unavoidable (like if the PC somehow fell...
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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.
GURPS?
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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.
In a manner of speaking. I have pre-planned. I have improvised. I have not felt any different about the results. Neither felt more or...
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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.
ROTFLMAO. Weapons and armor are simulated? In what way? How? Exactly how are weapons and armor simulated in D&D? Worlds are not...
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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.
That's my point. The "fluff" is 100% generated by the DM. The Dm could easily not mention the crumbling rock and it would make no...
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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.
Really? 1 in 6 chance is "fixed" world? How? The presence of the guard is totally arbitrary. It's a 16 percent chance. Doesn't...
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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, again, it's not even "fixed world". Not as soon as you use random encounters. Or you add details like "crumbling rocks" causing...
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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'm not going to tell you how you should feel. I just know back when I leaned more into that, most of the people I knew who felt the...
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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 you don't want a simulation game. Which is fine. I get that. Lots of people don't like sim games. But, since you're claiming...
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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.
That's not what the narrative said though. The character fell because the rock crumbled. It's not "flair", it's the direct cause...
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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 have never found this. And I play with players who are pretty experienced, and some of whom are pretty hardcore wargamers. The whole...
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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.
Wow. Can't say anyone I've known who leans into the sim end of games would probably be going for D&D as their game of choice...