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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts.True. And that is very unfortunate for them. I feel for that poster, but I can't agree with their conclusions. -
Micah Sweet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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No, you just need to not label the things you like as "good". Try just labeling them as "things I like". I feel like I'm a good DM, in... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
And this is probably why my groups don't like it. The story emerges but their objectives are not a story. Their objectives are to get...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.In my experience, a lot of people have a hard time playing an RPG exclusively in author stance, where the only goal us to make an...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Except aren't the game mechanics there to abstract and reflect that universe as best they can? Isn't that their job? If so, then if...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.I think that is in fact where it leads you. And that's ok.
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Micah Sweet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
And I find DMing where I have to describe everything about every situation and just have the players listen to me often tedious. Where...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.The mindset required to play a narrative game in good faith (as player or GM) is hardly universal amongst the hobby, yes. I don't really...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.See, I guess I can understand that perspective, but I see making it up yourself on the spot as worse.
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Micah Sweet reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
If you have players who do that, don’t play narrative games with them. Noticing that not all games work for all players is not a novel...
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Micah Sweet reacted to cranberry's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Right. But it appears that at least two people in this thread have had bad experiences with some GMs. And I'm trying to emphasize, that...
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Micah Sweet reacted to cranberry's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
It seems that a lot of the arguments stem from the assumption that the player has no idea what the pact requirements and consequences...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread D&D General D&D weapons vs reality with Like.
Okay. Good. I will add it to the stack. Glad to see it isn't 'I've practiced Martial Art X for 5 years/heard the word HEMA three...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
This response comes very naturally to those with a gamist mindset. I had the same initial thought. My groups lean heavily into gamism...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.This is why I was clear on my use in my first post (and pretty consistently throughout my time on the board).