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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
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This is a fundamental difference of approach. I care about the difference between the game and metagame. If it doesn't matter to you... -
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What am I not getting? Because it seems like you keep repeating that I just don't understand because I don't care for the technique...
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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 sorry, are you saying that elaborating on timed spell durations and updating the hp/healing system were enough to cause you to go...
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The Firebird reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Man, Wikipedia is becoming complete garbage. When I go to Wikipedia, it's generally to locate a piece of information that is... -
The Firebird reacted to Bunch's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with Like.
I mean he has over a decade to release the last version and didn't succeed in any way. This possibility seems unlikely to me. He's...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Would ACKS be a good fit to capture the BECMI-feel?.I don't have experience at the table nor own the books. The first edition has a SRD released under the OGL, available a few places...
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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.
Chess? Hell, that's how I play D&D! :)
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The Firebird reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Roll D6! Small YouTube Channels to Enhance Your Gaming with Like.
I've liked a few of Griff's videos over on the Informal Game YouTube channel. He's one of the people behind the Secrets of Blackmoor...
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The Firebird reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread Roll D6! Small YouTube Channels to Enhance Your Gaming with Like.
I like Bandit's Keep he has some interesting insights about the older games, I believe he and his gaming group play 0dnd.
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The Firebird reacted to Charles Dunwoody's post in the thread Roll D6! Small YouTube Channels to Enhance Your Gaming with Like.
YouTube continues to change and evolve. Here are d6 more YouTube channels to inform and enrich your RPG gaming, all smaller channels. Or...
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The Firebird reacted to Xetheral's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Rather than characterize Fail Forward as a "recommendable principle in traditional play - with a lower priority than the principle of...
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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.
I agree, and that's what's frustrating. What failure means, how it's handled, is very dependent upon the game and the goals of play...
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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.
The example I quoted only focused on one particular skill check failure. Obviously there could have been other checks, or not. If the...
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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.
Maybe, but most people focused on dropping THAC0 as "the big change". We had also been using a lot of the supplements like S&P so for...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Nice example. This seems similar to games I've played. I want to focus on the bolded: A key difference, imo, is that in your example...