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Nobody is saying torches are bad visuals or don’t belong in D&D settings. We are saying managing a collection of sticks rags and oil... -
Remathilis reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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This, IMO, is the critical difference between a "killer DM" and a DM where sometimes the PCs die. It's clear retaliation, and there's no... -
Remathilis reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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It's unlikely to be the same guy really, but if the DM I knew was related to him, I wouldn't be surprised. Here's something else he... -
Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Depends where you went to college! I heard a lot about this guy second hand. The vampire story was real though. Someone asked if they...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I Honestly don't care how any DM plays except for the ones I play with. I DO care how the game is presented in the rulebooks and nothing...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts.Never is a strong term, but IMHO the less restraints you place, the better. Highly curated campaigns (like Dark Sun or Dragonlance)...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes and no. We switched from 2e to 3e, and 3e's more precise rules made it harder for him to use the DM is Always Right to fuzzy away...
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Remathilis reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
Why not? If I can magically create a ball of fire, surely I can magically create a ball of drinking water? I thought you were a...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I've not had a lot of bad DMs, but I did have some very bad experiences with a few DMs. The guy I mentioned wasn't very long lasting, I...
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Remathilis reacted to Mort's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In all my years of gaming I've never understood boasting about being a "killer DM." It's extraordinarily easy to kill PCs or to take...
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Remathilis reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
Role playing does not have to mean playing someone else’s created role or their idea of the role. Playing your idea of a role you...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..This guy (played briefly in college with him) claimed he was a very old school DM. One of his favorite tricks was to cripple a PC if...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Spellbooks are the #1 reason I prefer sorcerers to wizards. I've had bad experiences with DMs intentionally targeting spellbooks. I...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Wizards laugh until they encounter bookworms and watch their spellbook end up pulp. (Although, most of the time it was failed fireball...
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Remathilis replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..How so? "This weapon is your life." isn't just a D&D sentiment. I would hate to lose my father's sword regardless of whether it was a...