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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Do you have an alternative resolution that isn't boring for you but doesn't utilize fail forward or similar methods? Because if you... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Maybe you're doing a really bad job of explaining the difference. So far, all you've said is "it's different!" and "Hoping something... -
Micah Sweet reacted to John Dallman's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Simplicity Solution with Like.
This really depends on what you're trying to accomplish. I've never seen it as a priority for the hobby to try to be truly mass-market...
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Micah Sweet reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Why do you infer that being able to be killed in one hit is not competent?
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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.
They clearly are effective enough for the many low level modules, so I'm also confused by the criteria. @Campbell's take on fit, as in...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread 3PP Release New crowdfunding coming: Martial Artistry: A Compendium of Combat for A5e and 5e! (AMA!) with Like.
$35 out and the first of the month is tomorrrrooooow!
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Micah Sweet reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
More false equivalences. As far as being a referee in a game, the only thing I care about for any specific declared action is whether...
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Micah Sweet reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There would be no point to rolling if it's always going to succeed. If the outcome of a declared action is uncertain I ask for a roll...
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Micah Sweet reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't know who Eero is and don't really care but the quote is rather demeaning to anyone who doesn't play the game their way. With...
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Micah Sweet reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You just plainly described the difference. 1) The game system has a rule for killing Orcs. 2) In MHRP, the game system has a rule for...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Combat is abstracted differently in different games. I'm not especially happy with all those points of abstraction in D&D's combat, but...
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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.
Don't want to move too fast, but reread Faolyn's post, especially the bold. She doesn't see the interpretation as silly because it is...
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Micah Sweet reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Which is why rolls are only asked for if there's uncertainty. The GM is telling you what happened. You didn't get the jar open. It's...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd Review with Like.
I was assuming they were referring to visual media, not the written word, where the skin colour of characters is often left unspecified...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Which points out what might be a difference here. When I think of what happens in the fiction due to a roll, I'm thinking of the...