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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
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Exactly. People might not like D&D played that way, because they're attached to the principle or aesthetic of "everything in the... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
How is it not playing the game right? All prep is being honoured. All mechanical interactions are being resolved in accordance with the...
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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.
I've certainly used it in 3.5, PF, 4e, and 5e. It's fairly trivial to use. "Oh, you failed your arcana check to identify the runes...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No good deed goes unpunished EzekielRaiden. If someone disagrees with you, the interpretation of motives is always the most evil possible.
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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.
... So, let me get this straight. You want me to give you demonstrations of Fail Forward...in the contexts where that technique...
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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.
....no? Like, literally, no, in no way whatsoever? I'm literally saying that the example given won't be meaningful or useful to Lanefan...
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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.
More just a general awareness of what arguments different posters will make.
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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.
From whom? Because I've felt on many occasions that people are straight-up telling me that the rules I use are inherently anti-rational...
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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.
I would be extremely surprised if Lanefan has a positive reaction to knowing this, as IIRC he does not play 5e and has a skeptical view...
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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.
Ok, let's back up a second shall we? We're all DM's. All of us here are running games. So, that means that every single poster here...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
At this point I think every single poster in this thread that's even a mild proponent of the concept of Fail Forward in any game has...
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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.
Have you even bothered to google "fail forward D&D" to find out ways to use that method with the game?
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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 do you say this? I mean, it's not as if the rulebook fails to tell us what is meant! And it's not what you say here.
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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 know this is a not-uncommon line some folks draw (and to be clear, I understand why its one as it involves buy-in from the player)...
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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.
The GM has more power than the players do, even in the most player-friendly of games. These rules are here to prevent an imbalance of power.