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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So why would you expect the GM of an Apocalypse World game to be different in this regard? And do you think players may be... -
hawkeyefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Because the players know better than to make the game silly. If they can't do that, then play a game where the DM can force compliance... -
hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..This is nonsense. You did it earlier in the thread and now again. You hurl out a criticism that’s unfounded, but you couch it as “I...
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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.
Who have you heard this from? Which games did they play? What happened in these sessions?
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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.
How can an episode of play of Marvel Heroic RP be wrong from the perspective of D&D? That doesn't make any sense to me! That would be...
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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.
Really? Success is always a good performance? Or could it simply be the audience is more receptive? Or could it be other factors? Is...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Simulation of what? Action movies? Myths and Legends? Fantasy Novels? The Real World?
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hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because they want a good story not a contrived one. This is why we have principles like "begin, and end with the fiction" and "make a...
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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.
This is basically one of the many ways the 5e designers indicate they don’t want the game to be based around resource husbandry, but...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Don Durito's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't know. I think that's undervaluing the level of work that went into creating Runequest.
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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.
@AlViking Narrative focus would be better, addressing premise would be best (for Apocalypse World at least). Like there is more than...
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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.
As a sidenote, when GMs make decisions in games like Apocalypse World and Monsterhearts "the story" is not part of the agenda. Quite the...
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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.
In Dungeon World there is complete asymmetry. The rules (basic moves and the like) only apply to player characters and the rules that...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In other words prefabricated parts. So no actual play experience. Just comparing the instruction manual for a set of power tools with...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Have you ever played DW or any other PbtA game? Or even read both DW and 5e? Because DW (for all I don't rate it as a good PbtA game) is...