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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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What definition? That the audience needs to be able to know what the characters in the story know? That's the definition of diegetic... -
hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I didn't miss it. I have read that, and the Wikipedia page that I linked to not far upthread, and also things like the following, from...
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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.
Examples would help here, because I'm not sure if the things you're thinking of are the things I'm thinking of; but I don't think I...
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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.
Thanks! To build on it: is the use of the reaction roll to establish backstory seen as a concession to playability, or a good/creative...
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hawkeyefan reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No. The mechanic is not our experience. Period. It is not in any way the thing in your head being imagined. It is a pointer. An...
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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.
According to Wikipedia, Diegesis (Greek διήγησις "narration") and mimesis (Greek μίμησις "imitation") have been contrasted since...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The term comes from film, right? Specifically about sound that is heard by both the characters and the audience, rather than just the...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Two thoughts -- This first may be a quibble, but the fictional world is not diegetic -- it is the diegesis. Things strictly within...
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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.
Which ones? When I Google "diegetic definition", I get Oxford Languages telling me: (of sound in a film, television programme, etc.)...
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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's where you are 100% wrong. After all, we have no idea why that attack missed. The system provides zero information. Nor does...
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hawkeyefan reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, it is what is being described.....
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So after a few dozen pages of people talking about the primacy of the setting and the role of the GM as the near-sole contributor of the...
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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.
1) Noticeable changes, maybe not to the extent of significant changes. Modifying a dwarf clan in the way I mentioned in earlier posts...
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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 can't speak for @EzekielRaiden, but for me, it would depend on how much leeway I'm allowed. If it's just "make up some holy days and...
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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 think it would be fairly obvious in this case that the player and GM aren't in alignment. So the interesting question here is "What...