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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I mean, stuff like: "We're held back by our loyalty to the broken old historical approach, it blinds us to what's really going on. We... -
The Firebird reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Again and again you conflate the DM having that authority with the DM abusing that authority. The DM is given the authority to do... -
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
There's a big difference between a linear campaign and sandbox to me. Yes, I come up with typically 3-4 different hooks the players can...
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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.
That was my impression as well, and to me it would make the game feel like one long skill challenge. What you're asking seems logical...
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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.
His rantyness and in some cases complete garbage in that one article, rather puts me off. People worth paying attention to are calm...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..The DM has a spellcaster cast power word stun. Correct. This can be true for individual decisions but if it is the entire campaign you...
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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 Like.
to me it always has value, because he has given it more thought than most. I do not need to agree with his game designs to recognize...
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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 Like.
the guy who came up with Apocalypse World and probably the mind that influenced TTRPG design the most in the last 10 years, whether your...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..It's an interesting thesis but I think it bakes in so many assumptions about how the players are approaching the game already as to not...
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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 process was genuinely the thing that made RPGs so amazing to me when I first experienced them. The closest I could come to that...
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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.
One of the issues I've seen people mention about super light games as entry points to the hobby is they are actually built on a whole...
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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.
No, why would I be trolling? I expect I know a lot of people you don’t. And it seems simple wisdom to mistrust the opinions of someone...
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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'm not going to get into a discussion of the definition of consent as that'll get red-texted in a heartbeat. That said, it seems we've...
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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.
This is a good example of you reinterpreting someone's position into something that makes no sense. @Maxperson is saying the DM has...
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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.
Yet you have the ongoing power to withdraw consent at any time. And note that this isn't a simple black and white, "Stay or walk out"...