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Pvt. Winslow reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with
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When I first read the line about prioritsing player fun, the question I asked myself is why start from the assumption that some level of... -
Pvt. Winslow reacted to QuentinGeorge's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Honestly that seems like a bizarre take. Is that an issue when you play in something like Call of Cthulu set on 1920s earth. Is it...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I would also add that I've started new groups over the years and have never had any issue gaining players. The only problem I seem to...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Epic Meepo's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If a DM invited you to play a dhampir bloodmage in a campaign where all PCs are asked to play dhampirs of human origin, would you...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I am contemplating removing Orcs entirely from my settings moving forward. They have too much baggage. I already removed Drow for a...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Moving Pictures's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
That's a broad brush. I have orcs. I even have stories of Orcish rangers working with the Allied Races during the third Hillbeast Wars...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
These questions seem to imply that @AlViking should be curating his game to appeal to the widest possible fraction of the BG3...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Dragonborn, the fraction of the pretty races? That majesty? You think those results are surprising? On one end, you have the pretty...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Scribe's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
"The age of elves and humans is over."
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
There's probably not much point in me even chiming in, but what I'm seeing is not an argument about DMs vs players. I'm seeing...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Moving Pictures's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I had one-on-one "interviews" with all my players, and gave them the background, races, cultures and the like. It's very old-school...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
If I allow a turtle I have no reason to deny any other species. But this is just more of the same. Compromise means giving players...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Swarmkeeper's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
When I'm a D&D player, I listen to the DM's pitch and, perhaps after asking some clarifying questions, decide if I want to participate...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
I don't think you're wrong. But long backstories or railroading being criticized is situational, not structural. The concern here is...
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Pvt. Winslow reacted to Belen's post in the thread D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24 with Like.
Welcome to your corporate overlords. I disagree about the game culture. I'd be willing to bet the same arguments will be had in 20...