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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The question is whether a) play is specifically intended to actively create and maintain a coherent narrative, whether pre-planned or... -
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Is there a point to applying a term to my preferences that is clearly taken by many people, including the OP, as a negative? For all... -
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All I can say is that I disagree with pretty much all of that advice. I want people guessing, sometimes an insight check doesn't change...
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Yes, pacing matters in every play style, but that’s not the issue here. What matters is how pacing is handled, and that’s one of several...
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Lanefan reacted to jayoungr's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Are you really claiming that AW is a more advanced, "high-level" game than 5E? Because that's what this analogy sounds like you're...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..AW is the major leagues while 5e is high school ball? Yeah, like that's not going to put some noses out of joint...
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Lanefan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Oh, I'm aware. I just think some people, particularly in the PbtA adjacent sphere, don't understand how much the baked in "complication...
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Lanefan reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm not saying the games can't have similarities. I made no comment on how other games may or may not work. I don't see why people...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..You've also several times suggested that the DM could or even should adjust the threats in a given location to suit the party level...
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Lanefan reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sentences 2 and 3 don’t make sense together. If the world is “independent” of the PCs, then what monsters leap out is dependent on the...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Or I just let them sink or swim as oddities in a strange land. :) My current campaign started exactly this way, in faux-ancient Greece...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Question: if you don't use maps then how do the players know or remember what is where in relation to what? For example, is Karnos...
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Lanefan reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yeah, all those things may be true because they are features of the setting and the game rules. And guess what? All the players and the...
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Lanefan reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because you're overlooking the fact that the settings I use were developed across multiple systems. They may have started with AD&D 1e...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..IME a long-term campaign tends to end up being some of both: the players' decisions in a sandbox might lead them into a...