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Maxperson reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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This is absolutely a valid stance. I just want to bring to some extra attention that it gives the effect that a player might prefer to... -
Maxperson reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's where I like to use an informal sliding scale on rolls like this. Roll a 20 (or a 1 if using roll-under) and you nailed all four...
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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.
GM: mechanically the loud sound of knock emanates from its target, and seeing as the spell can be cast from outside the area covered by...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What you seem to be ignoring, and I don't know why, is that fail forward does not have to open the lock. Short of a specific RPG making...
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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.
Of course it's all preference and what kind of game you're running. I don't care for narrative games and prefer a more simulationist...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah. I've never really thought about it like that, but for the DM all possibilities are there until one of them is selected(chosen or...
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Maxperson reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yea. I think the keyword there is 'in that moment'. Though I do think it's interesting that it still occurs for the DM.
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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.
Discussion in this thread reminds me of an earlier one on (non-)sequiturs. I mention that not to disagree with your reasoning that...
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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.
To the bolded: so in DW a character can never outright fail, or fail backwards, at an attempted task? Yeah, that's a bit much.
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I find it far better to roll the wandering monsters in advance, because if there is one then I can figure out how best to fit that...
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Maxperson reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
All of that checks out for me. I followed that exact procedure a few days ago while prepping for my Thursday A5e game.
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That's why it's a playstyle choice. Some folks have no issue with it and want to play that way. Some folks don't. And as I've pointed...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes. I'm looking at the moment of the picking of the lock and opening the door to the kitchen. In that moment in one method the cook...
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Maxperson reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I was struggling to follow your reasoning on why quantum and why not earlier but this makes more sense. It's that you are viewing the...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think this depends on the table/DM outlook on the situation. From my standpoint, the only assumed thing there is number 1. Opening...