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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes, that seems ok to me. I guess if the table doesn't reasonably reflect the game state. E.g., a villain who is on continent A appears... -
The Firebird reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Lets use that example of the party trying to break into a kitchen (forget the rest of the backstory, as I have not been following every... -
The Firebird reacted to Gimby's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I don't think this is really true. Let's say we have a scenario where there are two paths through a wood. One passes by a cave where...
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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 it matters when generation occurs as long as the rule used for generation is established beforehand. For example, the...
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The Firebird reacted to FrogReaver's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I’m not sure where it’s going either yet as it depends on your answers. It’s more of an inquisitive discussion from my perspective...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I am curious about other styles of games, I've just come to the conclusion after years of discussing them in threads like these that the...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..But you know...several of us here are curious about new things. I've played narrative games. I've run campaigns using them. And anyone...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But...it's a leisure activity. Why should you have to be interested in a leisure activity that isn't fun for you? It still reads to me...
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The Firebird reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Wow.
I'll be honest, I find interactions with people who aren't curious about new things and prefer to stick to and defend the status quo to... -
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Hmm, I'm not sure where this is going. I guess if you go to a big book of random tables and pull out "forest" and use that for your...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Honestly, that attitude from the non-traditional side is the whole reason I'm still here.
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because the second statement is an outright insult to traditional-leaning gamers? It suggests that it's wrong to not be interested in...
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The Firebird reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is illusionism, which is a form of railroading. It completely negates player choice. To me, it's the worst form of railroading as...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Wouldn't that be nice? Like I said above, I still feel folks are treating this thread as an excuse to bash on traditional games and the...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But "I like simulation and prep" is part of the preference. You have to accept the whole thing as a preference, not pick it apart...