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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Ok, here's the thing. Two groups start in the exact same space in the setting. Both groups play identical characters. Both groups... -
hawkeyefan reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You add that part to my post in your reading of it. For clarification purposes; I think plausibility is fairly universal to most...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Oh, absolutely. My Forgotten Realms doesn't have a Shadowfell, for example. At least, if I wanted to continue from the material from...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And I certainly understand what you are saying. However, I reject it. The events flow from whatever the Dm thinks will be interesting...
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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.
Not if the account of the point is accurate! If a poster says that their game does this thing <a visit> that is different from other...
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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.
All roleplaying games are going to deal with some sort of conflict that play will focus on. I don't think world building and situation...
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hawkeyefan reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Long time lurker, first time poster. I realise I'm coming into this late, but a few of the more recent posts have hit on thoughts I had...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It's not about "some games I favor", Micah. It's about "this advice no longer really applies to many games". Because play has expanded...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That is such a low bar that it's meaningless. All plausible means is that it is believably possible. In a fantasy world, there's...
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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 think "plausible" is best understood as the phrase "follows from the fiction and acceptable to the table." That is, the response /...
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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.
is the implication of this supposed to be that play in your game is more vibrant and immersive than play of (say) BitD? To me, that's...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I haven't read the full 7000+ posts, so sorry if this is repeating something already discussed to death. But on the topic of "Realism"...
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hawkeyefan reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I personally didn't find Ravenloft all that great. It mostly demonstrates a lot of the weaknesses of trad play. I bought it, probably...
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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.
I would agree. I think narrative games and more old-school are in agreement in being opposed to the power fantasy of modern neotrad...
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hawkeyefan reacted to dave2008's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I agree with what you are doing, but I disagree that what you are doing is any different than "the referee's logic." In fact, I think it...