hawkeyefan's latest activity
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Haha.
The reason I do most everything. For the lulz. -
hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Like.
When I run any of my games right now, if a PC “fails” a roll the first question in my head is: given the fictional circumstances and... -
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right. It matters to people that it's not being made up at the moment. I don't why that's the issue, but it is THE issue.
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
For sure. The bulk of the issue is that a large subset of players don't like the idea that the GM is just "making things up"; they...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There might be any number of reasons why a failed roll to pick a lock might be heard by someone in the room next to the kitchen...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, if your requirement is that NPCs are always pregenerated into a fictional space beforehand, than any mechanic that doesn't...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Same thing that happens if a trad GM rolls on a table and no encounter (or a different encounter) happens. The cook was elsewhere.
-
hawkeyefan reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Or they live there. A feature of many manors that employed a maid or cook would be a maid’s room just off the kitchen. They might be...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Kind of amazing how an example designed to make fail forward look ridiculous makes it look ridiculous. A much more artful version of the...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to FrozenNorth's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, if you roll a cook on a random table, does it suddenly become less implausible? The criticism that was made against « fail forward...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean, my settings theoretically have billions of NPCs that "exist" in the setting. But the only ones that matter are the ones that...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To me, they both reduce to "success, no conflict; failure, conflict". The framing you put around them could possibly be of interest for...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
A skilled thief encountering less wanderers feels entirely verisimilitudinous to me.
-
hawkeyefan reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My bolding. I agree to the principle, but the devil lies in the fact that we in trad play doesn't actually specify what is the failure...
-
hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You can play for advancement in Burning Wheel. I'm pretty sure I posted about this upthread: when I play BW I am overwhelmingly in...