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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I am not; people are not generally good at stating or expressing their assumptions. And when you get two or more individuals with...
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Rrobertsconley 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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You are in a dessert. There are nothing but sand in all directions. What do you do? This is an allorgy for a fully unprepared... -
Rrobertsconley reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
yep, @robertsconley is correct, i was pointing out you were subject to the flaws of a referee rather than the playstyle itself.
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..@CreamCloud0 can correct me but he is basically saying is not a problem of the play style it is your referee (GM) making an arbitrary...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..On this specific point, this is precisely why, when I referee, when I roleplay the NPCs, I will do so in the first person, so that the...
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Rrobertsconley reacted to JConstantine's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure. What I meant was that it was intended to drain resources. Whether it actually does comes down to the players. If they're savvy...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Same here, although I am neutral on the drain resources part. It may drain resources or it may not, depending on the circumstances and...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It’s similar to a plan of battle, and in play it should be treated as such. When drafting a plan of battle, a commander plans for what...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..So, a serious question: are exploration games an accurate label? To me, it feels similar to how dungeons function in Dungeons &...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..One additional comment: if that castle really existed as described, the owner, staff, and guards would almost certainly have such a plan...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread Kickstarter Into the Majestic Fantasy Realms: The Northern Marches.Please join me for the launch of the Into Majestic Fantasy: The Northern Marches Kickstarter, the livestream starting at 7pm EDT and the...
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Rrobertsconley reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Exactly, my ambush had no official map-key I could have run it ToM or pulled out my grid. The idea of an ambush was in my head and I had...
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Rrobertsconley reacted to CellarHeroes's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I was going further along in the scenario as I was imagining it. In my head, the adventurers entered the castle, did their thing, and...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..No, the encounter is not resolved. The guards remain there guarding, just as the peddler's dead body remains on the trail until...
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Rrobertsconley replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Thanks for that. I don't know which statement of @Faolyn you are referring to. A map and key are not a requirement of bypassing...