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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It now puts into new light the 1st-level 2e Mage with 3 hp being taken out by a mere housecat! Obviously, the ability of housecats to... -
James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.This reminds me of the whole "Drizzt Do'Urden is a Champion of Lolth" hypothesis*- that despite being a Chaotic Good Ranger who would...
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.It certainly is this way now, but I'm not so sure that was the intent in 1e, at least, due to the existence of "Alignment Languages".
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James Gasik reacted to Clint_L's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
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This is a + thread, so I don't want to get into the many reasons I dislike alignment. It serves a valuable purpose for some, and that is... -
James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Obviously, I no longer have the evidence, but I did once ask Cust Serv about knocking out a minion. Now granted, the WotC Cust Serv...
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James Gasik reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To be fair, I just checked the 4e PHB, and it appears that you can choose not to kill things with energy attacks. I stand corrected...
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James Gasik reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
See, again, this is the whole 6 impossible things before breakfast. HP make zero sense. AC is an abstraction that makes virtually no...
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James Gasik replied to the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment?.It seems that the approach to the game itself is a factor here. If your campaign consists of murdering monsters, invading their homes...
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James Gasik reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
For some variation, look no further than the Palladium alignment system. Palladium Fantasy is, itself, basically a mass of house rules...
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James Gasik reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So, let me get this straight. My PC kills fifteen orcs with a fireball, and that's perfectly, morally acceptable. My PC kills fifteen...
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James Gasik reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
Disingenuous players will always be a problem. I guess I just see a pretty substantial problem there because, as a result of this...
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James Gasik reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
Sad.
@EzekielRaiden: The important thing is what this does to table dynamics, not the impact it has mechanically on the game. I have seen... -
James Gasik reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
I've never found it all that rich in most cases. What would you say makes it so? I find the Vampire/Werewolf/etc. stuff dramatically...
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James Gasik reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with
Wow.
Put simply: people like to think of themselves as the exception. "Sure, Orcus murders 99% of his worshipers, but I am part of the 1%... -
James Gasik reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
i assume it's that fallacy of belief where people vote for something assuming they'll be one of the ones on top and living the high life...