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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't think that bar is so low. The majority of the DMs I've played with don't place a premium on realism. The majority of systems... -
The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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All good. I've stated my opinion on the phrasing, you've clarified your position, I'm happy to move on. :) -
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Pretty much any procedure is fair game as long as the realism criteria is met. Imo. I like sharing DCs because I find they are a good...
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The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Telling people that their method of play is predicated on avoiding interesting things and mostly being "dull as dishwater" is going to...
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The Firebird reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Hey, I know what would be great! Let's slow down play with a bunch of low stakes rolls and push off the interesting bits till next week... -
The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Does the difference between Soup A and Soup B matter? If no, then pick one for whichever arbitrary reason you wish. The choice doesn't...
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The Firebird reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
@EzekielRaiden we have answered the questions pretty thoroughly but you just keep insisting we aren't. So I am not going to continue...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Underneath all the fancy abilities and powers they have I'm expecting our characters to be like real people, including their...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
IMO in-character roleplay is never wasted time even if nothing comes of it. If they want to argue, let 'em argue; I'm happy to put my...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I guess I should mention that I usually do all such rolls in secret anyway, in part to disguise if-when there might be an unknown...
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The Firebird reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There's option 3: if the PC wants to know how difficult the cliff looks, the GM makes them roll something, like Survival or Perception...
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The Firebird reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's why I specified in my first post on the topic: And it is analogous because in various people's posts about the game, people...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
So how would - or could - BW handle this hypothetical but not-at-all-unheard-of situation: My character is Jocasta. For these purposes...
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The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And if falling in love in-character is important to that player, either as a direct goal or as a non-goal acpect of the character, then...
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The Firebird reacted to Bedrockgames's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't usually aim for 1000 plus sessions. But I do often aim for years long campaigns. The thing I like about years long approaches is...