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Lanefan reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Imagine you're in an adventure and there's a monster between you and your goal. The GM expects you to kill the monster, but instead you... -
Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Here, we have a few DMs and a crew of forever or near-forever players. If someone wants to run a game that doesn't usually mean someone...
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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.
That sounds nice, it's also somewhat unusual. I mean, I like DMing and have told my wife that my brain gets a bit itchy if I don't DM...
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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.
Right. So if a linear game goes on long enough, eventually someone will test the rails. And at that point the GM has to decide if...
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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.
Did you hear the part where we talk to this person to see if they can get what they want without playing a half-orc? It sounds like...
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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.
Of course. I've never run exactly the game I want. But I'm not going to run at all if I can't get close. It's just not worth it to me.
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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.
While I limit species in my world for a variety of reasons, one main reason is so that choice of species narrows down the cultural...
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Lanefan reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because linear is unforced. Like I said, linear is like walking down a forest path. You are on a line, but at any time if you want to...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Oh, it does now, for sure; largely because most of the community today (as in, most of those who came in during about the last 20 years)...
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Lanefan reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@Hussar this is exhibit A. I've always considered it an undesirable playstyle but not negative beyond that point. Just like I consider...
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Lanefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
LOL. While we might disagree on some stuff, we're very much in the same boat here. I'm really happy with my current crop of players...
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Lanefan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think it comes down to linear = voluntary and railroad = involuntary. I've both played and DMed some one-McGuffin-leads-to-the-next...
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Lanefan reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ok, I'll take a stab at this. Railroad: The DM has a pre-determined outcome The DM will force this pre-determined outcome regardless of...
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Lanefan reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It's probably a senseless pedantic misunderstanding. If I were an archeologist and I found some ancient lost text and translated it I...
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Lanefan reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes. Creativity and immersion can be enhanced by limits. And since it is a voluntary pursuit, no one is forced to do anything. It is...