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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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Generally? Probably about what you said in the bit I cut out--about two or three sessions at most. If the game takes more than four... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Whereas that's the exact opposite of what I want to have to work with; a coherent system tells you a lot about proper ways to do new...
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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.
While I'm sure there are narrative systems it's possible to game--it's probably quite possible in Daggerheart, since I'm sure some...
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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.
But it isn't a large disruption in combat...? Where rolls are much more frequent and often occur rapid-fire? C'mon Max. This is blatant...
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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.
House-ruling a board game (other than Monopoly, which is chronically house-ruled in unproductive ways) is pretty rare. Further, a board...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I can't imagine why you are saying this, but I can't believe this is true. Shared narrative? Fun amongst friends? Sure. Threat of...
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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.
Every game is full of rules that bind how the GM acts. The game tells you how to run an encounter, how to give out treasure, how to set...
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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.
Obviously the universe doesn't. But some people go through life without losing their precious stuff, so it's not as if it would be...
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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 was watching a show recently where A had put a drug into B's drink, as part of a conspiracy with C and D. But B then didn't want to...
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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 is fighting. So is climbing. So is being an impressive and charismatic performer. None of these are processes that are much like the...
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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.
Of course the suggestion is intelligible. @hawkeyefan gave an example from actual play of 5e D&D. I've given examples from actual play...
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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.
If you choose to run a specific style of game, and refuse to alter it "because it isn't that kind of game", you are being bound by a...
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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.
Hmm . . . this reminds me of several posts upthread asserting that in my MHRP-derived Cortex+ Heroic Fantasy game, the PC caused the...
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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.
This is like saying, if all I write is fantasy, then why would I read examples of non-fantasy fiction? It seems obvious to me that...
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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 you read the Apocalypse World rules, you'll see that "Make the players' character's lives not boring" and "Be a fan of the players'...