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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I can very easily imagine memories without being pulled out of character. To me that is (part of) playing my character. Whereas having...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The language of "reality altering", "quantum" etc to me just signals a failure to recognise that RPGing can take forms beyond one fairly...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..100% agreed on the "isekai vibe": as a GM, I don't have any interest in exhibiting my setting to the players as an object of...
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Ppemerton reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Listen, provide soft workable alternatives and gently encourage. i.e. Use honey Reflect and provide examples on how allowing for... -
Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Wow. Really? I LOVE it when the players do that. Heck, my players do it all the time. It's fantastic. It means they do all the work... -
Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think curation of options is particularly related to broader playstyle questions. I personally tend to favor curating the list...
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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure. They're welcome to find their bliss elsewhere. Given my personal disinterest in world building for its own sake (though I...
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Ppemerton reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Love.
My personal concern in these sorts of situations would be are players acting on their character's curiosity or their own? Do their...
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Ppemerton reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Not 4 years from your point of view ;) -
Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's not circular. That's how all definitions are derived. Find a group of shared concepts, give it a name and that's the definition...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
The speed of light is very much NOT relative to the observer. The speed of light is a universal constant. That's the POINT of the...
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Ppemerton reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
"Personal requirements"? That's a bit rich. I mean, saying that a simulationist system should actually simulate something shouldn't be...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..To me, as a casual watcher of some Star Trek films, the Enterprise appears to be in motion when it accelerates to warp speed. The fact...
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Ppemerton reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, firstly, relativistic aberration would distort the direction that light seemed to come toward you. Second, the relativistic...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..These are different, and understanding how they're different can be helpful in analysing RPG play - which can in turn help RPG design...