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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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My response to this is similar to what @thefutilist has posted: when I play (say) Burning Wheel, or Torchbearer, or Prince Valiant, or... -
hawkeyefan reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@pemerton has always been pretty clear about his definitions. It is equally necessary for others to read and comprehend. I don't think...
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hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Again, stuff like "present a setting that feels real" is the sort of thing that gets some of our hackles up. This post here suggests... -
hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The DM guide also covers player exploits/various examples of poor play when it talks directly to players, as covered on this site and...
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hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I was the one who said IMO that if you take a step back, from a "player decision within a GM authored area POV" a sandbox ran with...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Almost no one in any situation has zero agency, but someone who is not lost in the desert likely has more than someone who is. Having...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
When I run Apocalypse World my GM moves are not in service to a particular theme or narrative arc. What happens is emergent of player...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I’m not sure… it depends on the context in which it was said. I didn’t see where that was mentioned, so I’m not sure. I mean… I can...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I have not framed sandbox style play as “ideologically suspect”. I’ve repeatedly pointed out that it’s a perfectly valid way to play...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My tastes in terms of genre are pretty conventional: mostly fantasy, a bit of sci-fi, a touch of contemporary. The RPGs I mostly play...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But the player in the "sandbox" game is locked into playing in that sandbox. If you're running them in (say) Forgotten Realms, then they...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Last things first, can I just say that this -- "The expensive hobby you want is already here." -- is kind of a hilarious typo. I can't...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, I like Narrativist games, and for a fairly long time they were the only games I run and played. But I have learned to enjoy and play...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Criminy, that's a lot of words to put in my mouth. I'm not criticizing sandbox procedures nor do I think they're backwards. This isn't...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'm describing my thoughts on the matter. Not too far upthread, you called them BS. But somehow, I'm supposed to soften my language...