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If you're referring to the idea that roll results are on something of an informal sliding scale beyond just simple pass-fail, I've...
May 23, 2025
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I do not feel personally persecuted. I also don't want to derail this thread any further.
May 23, 2025
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That's basically what @jgsugden was saying: as a GM, "reading the room" is an incredibly valuable skill. With enough practice, you can...
May 23, 2025
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Yeah I could see 10 mph, because that's above comedy-skit speed (imagine doing a chase scene at 3 mph lol), and a person would have to...
May 23, 2025
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The point of the skycoaches is that they can take a direct route by moving vertically/diagonally through the city. Baring in mind that...
May 23, 2025
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Does one necessarily start at a specific "end" though? I mean, a lot of games I've looked in the last few years, they've gathered a lot...
May 23, 2025
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Yeah it's interesting that that seemed to concern some people, because to me that's not even a particularly narrative approach...
May 23, 2025
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I have a graduated success system in my houserule document, based on how much you make or miss your roll, that I'd love to use...
May 23, 2025
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Well, while crit/fumble in D&D is a bit narrative, it's quite different from the hope/fear mechanic of Daggerheart. The biggest, of...
May 23, 2025
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Sure, but because of two factors, I see that as pretty good evidence of "special" hostility that is directed towards narrativism (and...
May 23, 2025
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I see what you’re saying, in that groups often run 1s and 20s as causing outcomes beyond mere success and failure, which often involve...
May 23, 2025
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Which tactics?
May 23, 2025
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Yeah but what's interesting to me is people who prefer the dwindling numbers of simulationist games don't tend to be the ones expressing...
May 23, 2025
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I agree that WotC's game designs are strongly gamist (to different degrees of course, and obviously there's other stuff going on too)...
May 23, 2025
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So your position is that you feel you are personally being persecuted by the narrativists thus it's okay for you to be as you put it...
May 23, 2025
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