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FFrozenNorth reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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The point of the paragraph is that children take on the role of people/professions that they admire and want to be when they grow up... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, not really. In very gamist play, the idea of role assumption isn't a priority at all. Early D&D, for example, was strongly...
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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 Like.
No, a lot of it isn't disparaging at all Max, unless you find any analysis of game play disparaging to you. Basically what you are doing...
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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.
In light of the recent challenges over condescending tone and style, this particular action is...frankly galling.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Does this not rather imply that LARP is childish? Seems to me you are doing exactly what you are complaining about.
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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'm saying that playing pretend is typically associated with children. However, I don't consider that comparison to be negative. There...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Quite. My father's current wife once asked me (in a somewhat judgemental tone) if I didn't think it was childish to be eating a certain...
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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 Like.
Well, so can princesses! 😁 I think we agree in this area. I certainly wouldn't consider either term derogatory, at least not inherently...
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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 Like.
Isn't 'cops and robbers' equally gender charged? Just because you are used to certain phraseology and terms doesn't make them neutral.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Maybe I'm misreading the quote. But to me, it isn’t calling you childish for caring what people say about your hobbies, but instead...
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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.
Meh, playing pretend is a bit childish, no? I don't really see that as disparaging. I mean, if you see it that way, okay... then 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.
So? Not everyone wants to flounder, and not everyone wants advice instead of rules. And every game mechanic demands that situations are...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What a spectacular misunderstanding of the quote.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
“Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have seen narrative play referred to as "story hour", just not in this thread. In common parlance, narrative play gets called "not...