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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..We understand the mechanic. It's a nonsense phrase when applied to RPGs, since characters in RPGs already don't have boring lives... -
Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..If it made sense to them that PCs who already didn't have boring lives needed that phrase and technique in order to not have boring...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure, but to be fair, he's said more than once that when he says that he's talking about directly connected/related. If I decide I want...
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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
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I can't tell if this is just being pedantic or something else. Perhaps an example will help illuminate. Attack rolls in D&D. Are they... -
Maxperson reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The post you were quoting does not set down a standard of no player (not PC) control over the world. It explains one way why that kind...
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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.
LOL. The last time I just checked and the last time I used the term unconnected was nearly a month ago. So who is continuing to bang...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'm saying that 1) those games are wrong if they attempt to appropriate a term for their exclusive use, and 2) other people are wrong...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..And as I addressed, it's a very bad term. The characters' lives won't be boring whether you do that or not. Why not use a term that's...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't have to alter the setting to do it. If they are heading to a city and I have to prepare some things, I'm not going to prepare...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..No, other factors matter. If they are in a hostile city that is in high alert or something, encounters will be more common. They...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..My goal is for everyone at the table to have fun, not be bored. To that end I run the game that best fits the style of everyone at the...
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Maxperson reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, I think this was the point. You can role-play a character however you decide to. There can’t really be a faithful or unfaithful...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Game play is a huuuuuuge indicator. Backstory is a huuuuuuuuuge indicator. What the player has told the group about his character is...
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Maxperson reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Right, the 2014 system is basically lifted straight from 4e. You roll a Stealth check and whatever that result is, that's the DC of a...
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Maxperson replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..4e took that from 3e. The only real difference was that in 3e it wasn't stealth, it was hide and move silently vs. spot and listen.