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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Oh, I have no issue with you breaking down agency into different types like this if you want to examine them individually or what have... -
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I feel the need to point out that you often take this “oh it’s too complex / more complex than your statement” tack - which is really... -
hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Player agency is what it is. It doesn't change based on the game you play. What form the agency takes and how it works within the scope...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sorry, let me clarify. Both are subsets of "player agency" as both are ways in which a player may influence the game. I don't know...
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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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I threw it in there because @AlViking has used the term to describe at least part of their desires to retain total control over... -
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Somewhere in here we have the simple clash between "games where the character is not merely an extension of you, but modeled separately...
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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 Haha.
I guess in your games it never happens that, for instance, you discover secret doors, or have people die. You just learn what the...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What frustrated me (particularly in the early years) was that it was possible for a player to downplay the emotional and character...
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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.
There is no world that exercise causal potency. Where you say the world, you are actually talking about the GM making a decision, using...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..One is a subset of the other. I’m not sure what this means. I play and run a variety of games, and I’m applying the idea of agency...
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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.
See, this is why I'm not posting any more BW rules. I've posted the key rules multiple times including in reply to you (see eg post...
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hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Which is fine, but having perfect control over mental state doesn't seem to enhance immersion, like at all. It feels more like a...
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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 understanding of 5e D&D is that it is permissible for the GM to call for a roll to see if a PC notices something (perception-type...
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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.
A completely AP/DL-esque game can have this sort of thing in it. But upthread you strongly implied that there is less agency in that...
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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.
Ok, last bit on this and I'm not bothering to respond on the "BW's Duel of Wit sucks" thread any more: A player in a random given D&D...