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Micah Sweet reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E… with
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I don't know if anyone considered Dark Sun to be 18+ material back in 1991. But then things have changed over the last 34 years. I was... -
Micah Sweet reacted to CF07's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Simplicity Solution with Like.
Some not totally connected thoughts about this. There's a good bit of a balancing act going on. A game that's only supposed to be run...
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Micah Sweet reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I figured it would be because it's too gamist for you, what with AEDU powers, skill challenges and such.
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..That's a big part of it, but I also feel it outs mechanics as a higher priority than fiction, with the suggestion that you adjust the...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
While this is true, don't forget that @pemerton said that he put them there because it would be fun and interesting, but otherwise...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Boring is, of course, relative. We're all welcome to ignore or abstract away what ever parts of play we don't find fun.
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What do you consider "effectively said"? Delusional was the actual word used. I know I've never used those words to describe the play of...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Simplicity Solution with Like.
This suggests all your playtesyers have the exact same playstyles, thus providing you with a consensus of what's good and bad regarding...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Simplicity Solution.Agreed. I don't see simplicity as a virtue to always be strives for in and of itself. My preference is to have the rules cover as much...
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Micah Sweet reacted to chaoshead87's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Simplicity Solution with Like.
I am sort of the opposite, I want rules for everything. Then I can use what I want and abandon the rest. My group enjoys crunchy games...
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Micah Sweet reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E… with Like.
Voted yes. I find very few things problematic per se. Are there stuff i don't want in my games and don't want to engegage? Sure. Do i...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E… with Like.
I do feel that people are too frightened to talk about death. We all die, if you treat it as casually as eating and pooping it takes...
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Micah Sweet reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this is largely the source of the discontent. If the game forces you to strongly distinguish between these two it is hard to...
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Micah Sweet reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It certainly seems to me that's what you were saying in these two posts. The first excludes the possibility that 'fail and nothing...
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Micah Sweet reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
look at it this way, cancelling the date as a result of failing your test isn't a consequence of failing your test because you didn't...