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The Firebird reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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as opposed to the players only seeking out a dragon lair and then finding it once they have leveled up enough when the players control... -
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..This gets back to the issue of trust. I don't mind them having this authority if I know they aren't going to abuse it. Indeed, the...
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The Firebird reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is why living NPCs are such a crucial concept. I am not particularly concerned about whether it arises before the NPC is introduced...
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The Firebird reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Fair enough, and honestly I don't know that I think you specifically are someone that gives off an especially ideological vibe. You're...
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The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Just because something can be doesn't mean it will be and decisions based on established fiction is one way to reduce the odds of it...
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The Firebird reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If I understand correctly, there are two main points you are making. “There’s nothing that speaks to what the players want out of...
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The Firebird reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I understand where your preferences are coming from, and I have no problem with your tastes. But I do not see where the term is coming...
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The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
A knight being in love with a king is not “rules based play” even in D&D. There are no rules for it. It’s fiction based play.
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The Firebird reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because the players are the ones saying what they want to do. The players can say "No" to whatever teh GM throws them and say "We want...
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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.
Basically anything? Look, a GM may decide that there's a location at a particular point on a map, but it doesn't mean that they have to...
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The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You can assign fiction to chess, even more so to Cluedo. In D&D, the fiction is the game. The rules only step in when there is uncertainty.
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The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If everything happens because of “a rule-stated procedure” it’s more like chess than a role playing game.
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The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In a sandbox game I would say that players have different authority, not less. If we need to go somewhere and my wife is driving I...
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The Firebird reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Why do you feel it isn’t as player-driven as claimed? You mentioned it sounds like a series of old-school adventure modules, could you...
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The Firebird reacted to Guest 85555's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I do think sandbox generally is more tolerant of low stakes. But I also think people are underestimating how powerful emergent stakes...