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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I think this shows a similar idiosyncrasy to mine with roll-under. There's acknowledgement that it's not born of logic, but...
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Sure, I'm not disagreeing with that. But with the wider implication that this is all that's always needed, and is always provided. No...
Jun 25, 2025
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This is fail forward. You continue to ignore clarifications on what fail forward means and instead continue to work with your flawed...
Jun 25, 2025
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Even at night--depending on the exact hour--a cook could still be around, preparing things for the next day, closing up, possibly using...
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Yes, I find that equally ridiculous. The characters in most of my narrativist games tend to be at least as substantive as any in my trad...
Jun 25, 2025
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What's the difference between those things? Like seriously. In practice, what's the difference? Because as far as I can tell, "you put...
Jun 25, 2025
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I may or may not. I mean, as has been discussed, failure on a climb check could mean a number of things. So, if a PC falls, they may...
Jun 25, 2025
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Considering that the GM is the one who makes up all the factors that may be considered when coming up with the timing, they may as well...
Jun 25, 2025
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Yes, it is a change. It's not a direct violation of the integrity of the roll, though. This is a perfectly valid way to handle the...
Jun 25, 2025
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In mainstream D&D, if you hope for your PC to climb the cliff, and you then succeed at your roll, your hope comes true: the fiction now...
Jun 25, 2025
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Agreed. Right! The players' actions don't matter, because all they do is change or add to the shared fiction. To truly matter, they must...
Jun 25, 2025
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I think it's funny how multiple posters who have attacked the cook and have repeatedly insisted they aren't interested in hearing how a...
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Huh? There was a whole sub-culture of complaint about 4e D&D - spearheaded by The Alexandrian - based on the fact that many 4e mechanics...
Jun 25, 2025
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What RPG, or whose RPGing, are you trying to describe here? I mean, the overall tenor of your posts suggests you think that you are...
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This is not true. The player described an action performed by their character: deciphering the runes, hoping that they would show a way...
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