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Pedantic reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with
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Why would people complain when they're winning? Besides, "wizard fan" isn't really a nuanced take. People who prefer caster supremacy... -
Pedantic replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes.I mean the real problem has always been that a bunch of magic is relegated to plot enabler/deus ex machina in fantasy literature, and...
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Pedantic replied to the thread D&D 3.x [Let's Read] The Frank & K Tomes.They were scattered throughout several books, notably the "Races of X" line, and allowed you to swap class features at a given level for...
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Pedantic reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) A critical analysis of 2024's revised classes with Like.
Yes! There were some interesting areas that had heavy splits, usually around randomness. There is definitely a segment of TTRPGers who...
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Pedantic reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I have to note that with many groups the game is first however. This is sometimes even true with groups composed of closer friends, who...
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Pedantic replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].I mean, I'm firmly in camp "we wrote 300 page books about it, you can read them." But also, that's honestly fine, as long there are...
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Pedantic replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].I think this is on point. It does not matter whether the proposed setting truths resemble reality, and it's a mistake to look for more...
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I think it means you care about trying to get it right. You care that it feels right. You think 'maces are better against platemail...
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My answer is that it doesn't matter even slightly if it's right. It matters if it feels right, or feels like it might be right. It...
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Pedantic replied to the thread Immersion?.I don't think so. Having the same information as the character, roughly the same incentives as a player and the character and making...
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Pedantic replied to the thread Immersion?.I don't think that's relevant to the immersion question; the goal there has nothing to do with what the output of the character is, just...
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Pedantic replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].This has always struck me as weird doublethink. Have the courage of your convictions, let the rules do what they say they do. If you...
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Pedantic reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
Which is why I prefer games with strong sim attitude towards play, because the moment in the middle of a game when I must suddenly rules...
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Pedantic replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].NMS definitely suffered for years from having a procedural generation system that created a lot of stuff with nothing to do, though I...
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Pedantic replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].Or perhaps we could go back to the start of this lineof conversation, and note that "avoiding narrative contrivance" a thing that TB...