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Maggan reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I play in person, I've never had an issue recruiting or retaining players. At the same time I've occasionally mentioned ideas like a... -
Maggan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..If you want to play a tiefling, and will not budge on that, and the DM says "no tieflings" and won't budge on that, what does your group...
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Maggan reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm envisioning that someone (maybe GM, maybe someone else, maybe multiple people) propose a game, which may come with a world attached...
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Maggan reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Really? In that case maybe this because noone has been aware of ultra fixed settings with everything being nailed down to extreme detail...
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Maggan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think curation of options is particularly related to broader playstyle questions. I personally tend to favor curating the list...
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Maggan reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have not read the defenses of absolute power to mean that the DM must have everything determined in advance. Just that they can.
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Maggan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That's not what I'm taking from their posts. They tell us what they like, what they do, how they play, and not how everyone else must...
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Maggan reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yeah, I'd also be fine with that. The character's family, a small village, some minor cultural elements, seem all good to me, because...
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Maggan reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Our D&D party stole an electrically-powered zeppelin from a tech-advanced steampunk-like society we're largely at war with and this is...
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Maggan replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Why put everything to such extremes? The DM doesn't have to know everything, she just has to know if tieflings are part of her campaign...
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Maggan reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I much rather have the GM narrate an outcome that make sense to me from the top of their head, than one that make no sense, but they can...
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Maggan reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would prefer for the DM to determine the species and cultures and major political organizations prior to play. I don't think those...
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Maggan reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I want to explore and experience the GM's world. That includes making a character that fits into that world.
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Maggan reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I have had DMs use their authority to settle a dispute and I, and most of the other players at the table, appreciated the fact that they...
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Maggan reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If someone's abusing power it - or its effects - almost invariably become visible pretty fast. The only ones we need to concern...