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Pedantic reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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But the rest of that almost doesn't matter. The character knows things they are not supposed to know. Even if its a taken that certain... -
Pedantic reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
For what its worth, that was more or less what the old RGFA simulationists seemed to think of as one of its defining traits. Its one...
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Pedantic replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..As always I dread to discuss immersion, but this whole thing feels like a diversion from arguing that player and character decision...
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Pedantic reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I am not sure if my take on this equates with yours. Top of mind is that what is diegetic in TTRPG will be different in some respects...
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Pedantic reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think variation brought by subclasses helps a bit here. I also like classes and subclasses that let you choose stuff, like the Totem...
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Pedantic reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think this puts word to a central concept I have been circling around myself. To what extent is the character the game? I now...
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Pedantic reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
For the 777,777th time, there is nothing wrong with playing other ways. Everyone here has repeatedly said that.
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Pedantic reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Itch.io is shadowbanning or deleting NSFW and LGBTQ content with Like.
So, at the risk of leaning too far into non-gaming politics, but the way that platforms are treating NSFW-bans as bans on LGBTQ+ content...
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Pedantic reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls' blog post about RPG generations with Like.
Very briefly- I think that the Forge did one very incredible and useful thing, and the rest of it .... I'll pass over in silence. Let's...
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Pedantic reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Pedantic reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I suspect that what is diegetic in TTRPG differs from what is diegetic in other forms of narrative. Do you mean that when an actor...
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Pedantic replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well that point I'm much more sympathetic to, I'm just not persuaded a substitute activity is acceptable. I want to play the "read these...
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Pedantic reacted to doctorhook's post in the thread Forgotten Realms Books to Have Several Digital DLCs, Including One Featuring Asterion with Like.
Back in 3.X days, every single D&D product from WotC got released with a free DLC “web enhancement” of bonus content, no login required.
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Pedantic reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Forgotten Realms Books to Have Several Digital DLCs, Including One Featuring Asterion with Like.
We also live in a world where digital purchases don’t actually legally grant you ownership of the product you bought, just a license to...
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Pedantic reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Forgotten Realms Books to Have Several Digital DLCs, Including One Featuring Asterion with Like.
Yeah, that's the challenge with these digital-only exclusives. Digital content can and does vanish, sometimes forever, often for obscure...