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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure, but if swimming came up you could just refuse to have the character try it. Or if it was unavoidable (like if the PC somehow fell... -
hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..“Inappropriately”? The player action is rolling dice. Do players not typically roll dice to affect the fictional world? A player got...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure… whether such bundling is good or not is a matter of preference. But it’s very present in 5e. I suppose you could at least take a...
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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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ROTFLMAO. Weapons and armor are simulated? In what way? How? Exactly how are weapons and armor simulated in D&D? Worlds are not... -
hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is a tautology, or close to one: if the GM has promised X then the GM should provide X. I don't think much of the discussion is...
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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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Then give me a definition of simulation that explains how a simulation is a simulation while at the same not not providing any... -
hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have never found this. And I play with players who are pretty experienced, and some of whom are pretty hardcore wargamers. The whole...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Wow. Can't say anyone I've known who leans into the sim end of games would probably be going for D&D as their game of choice...
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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.
This claim seems false to me. In a "trad" game in which it is known that something dramatic is happening right now at the top of 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.
So you would never describe a failed climb check as being the result of a handhold crumbling? Because you would never narrate the...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sick burn, Max. I’m not gonna lie… that stings. This is my point. @AlViking said that a Burglary skill wouldn’t work for him because...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well, no. Players don’t have the ability to change the fiction beyond what their characters may be able to do to change things in their...
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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.
Although, as per my long post just upthread, this is still too simple. When the GM narrates firm holds, or crumbling holds, depending...
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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.
It is different, but when decided after the presence of the cook is up to the GM. The complication is up to the GM. It might take a lot...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've never found this argument persuasive, and I don't like the camps it sets up. There's no need to cede the grounds of system to other...