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Maxperson reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I've seen statements to this effect a few times now and I think they are worth highlighting. Part of why I liked narrative games when I... -
Maxperson reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Thanks for your detailed response. I guess my main response to it is that it's very much a narrative approach. There's a set conflict...
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Maxperson replied to the thread Pathfinder 2E Why are all the magic items so boring?.For the same reason most 5e magic items are also boring. Interesting items have been sacrificed on the altar of balance.
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Maxperson reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't disagree that not every game needs to be about agency. I just think that a sandbox is a game with lots of agency and is player...
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Maxperson reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
To answer that, I think we have to take a step back and ask a more fundamental question: what is the point of the campaign? In other...
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Maxperson reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Then I'm confused. There have been numerous posts about the guard scenario which describe how players can learn that information. In...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..My personal issue is that I've never encountered an RPG that I want to play as is, right out of the box. There are always(to date)...
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Maxperson reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
but for a lot of us player driven means acting through our characters in a setting that feels it has its own life. For that to be the...
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Maxperson reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Lol. Overall this example is getting more and more silly I agree. I am starting to picture a very bizarre peer pressure special episode...
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Maxperson reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I still question under what circumstances the characters would so strongly want an NPC to drink that they would threaten death to the...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sandbox play isn't player driven past the need for proactive players. Passive players will flounder in a sandbox game. Proactive...
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Maxperson reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But if he narrows it down to two realistic options and thinks the one that denies the players information is more plausible, he is still...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..For me it would have gone something like.... Joe: Hey DM, why was there a dragon in that meadow. DM: That's an interesting question...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..You're making the classic mistake of conflating real world realism with fantasy realism. When people talk about realistic in fantasy...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..There was no conformity in the 80's and 90's. The vast majority of us house ruled our games to the point where each game was different...