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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Maybe I'm just not understanding what you mean by "lines up with the level system." I'm taking it to mean that the PCs will entirely or... -
Maxperson reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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For sure that counts too! On top of what could be established in sessions, there is disclosed prep, signalled or entrained prep, and... -
Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It worked for D&D just fine. It can be nerve wracking for the players if they are in an area where things are sometimes or often more...
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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.
To me sandbox just means the players drive the direction of the game. Specifics on how that is handled will vary from one person to the...
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Maxperson reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I’m dyslexic, so I can’t take notes, and have a poor short term memory (I find names particularly difficult). I really heavily on what I...
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Maxperson reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It’s possible I over-prepare, but if I enjoy doing it it doesn’t matter. And I recycle stuff for other games.
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Maxperson reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No one is thinking you're a whackadoodle nutjob but asking to play x non-viking person in a specifically themed viking campaign to see...
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Maxperson reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Then why does every single person in this thread disagree with you? Not one person agrees with the idea that a sandbox setting adjusts...
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Maxperson reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Though they each didn't want to play a Viking (at least to start with), how interested were those players in playing in a Norse-based...
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Maxperson reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The Vegas reference wasn't to gambling (this time) but to the famous saying "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas". Where when I get...
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Maxperson reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It’s almost like, in real life, people talk to each other and game and have fun. And on the internet, we retreat to extremist...
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Maxperson reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
They weren't my players. But choosing to play a game other than a Viking one is exactly the solution I arrived at, assuming everyone...
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Maxperson reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If my intention was to run a game about Vikings, and not about visitors to Norway hanging out with Vikings, I would most likely be...
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Maxperson reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think you were mistaken on that last one -- the part about GMs can never be limited. When it comes to following the rules, some GMs...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Why do you assume that the plant monsters are minor. There are some nasty plants in D&D, and he could have unique plants there. And...