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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..None of the examples you're using are rules governing GM behavior. That, specifically, is what I have a problem with. I'd rather have... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Who is "they"? I'm talking about setting hard rules to govern GM behavior in an RPG. I'm not in favor of them.
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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
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As I said, I wouldn't rate all but a couple of DMs I've gad over decades of play as truly bad. I find it hard to believe that when out... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General What spells should be on the rangers list?.Again I point you to the A5e spell-less ranger. Magic is not required.
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Micah Sweet reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Completely agree. It'll probably ruffle feathers to hear it put that way (not mine, of course; I dig it), but it takes a certain comfort...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..And it's obvious to me you are judging that tendency. I have no problem with the GM making those kinds of decisions as they see fit...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I would happily play in a game run under my principles of GMing. There is nothing I want in an RPG that I would see as an issue...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Rules have weight, a sense that you're playing wrong if you don't do what they say. Also, in a game that can be played in many different...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season 3 Viewing (Spoilers) with Like.
Oh! Definitely missed that! I find it hard to make out what she is saying.
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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.
That in itself is sad, that everyone's expected to be and remain the same. You wouldn't want to play with a GM who actually made the...
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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.
It depends, too, on one's definition of 'awful' and how high one sets the bar. Some might think a DM is awful just because she...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Sure, but I'm replying to someone who wants to apply this idea of hard rules for GMs to D&D and similar games. I disagree.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In D&D, perhaps. In general, there's nothing wrong with a designer building certain behaviors for GMs, players, or both, in rules. It...
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Micah Sweet reacted to Necropolitan's post in the thread D&D General Why do people like Alignment? with Like.
If you don't like what the DM is doing and can't convince them otherwise or compromise without spoiling your fun you should find a...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..All of that stuff, no matter what game it's found in, is IMO best presented as advice, not rules.