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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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Okay, so it's been discussed on threads I have never read that I recall. It's still layering stuff on top of the existing rules, there... -
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You can layer many things on top of the game rules that are not in any of the books. Goal and approach is one of them. I have never...
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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.
And this is perfectly fine. We are all entitled to our preferences for what we like when we play RPGs.
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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.
The master thief would also note movement under the door, listen for sounds at the door, and/or look through a window to note the cook...
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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 Like.
Honestly… I think maybe the core bit of disagreement is that I don’t think the world should be independent.
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The Firebird reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, I am pretty sure that is the case. The independence of the world is in conflict with the wish to have a good story strongly focused...
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The Firebird reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Did you see this? This go into the core why this particular technique stabs into the heart of the notion of independence i a very real...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes, the DM can do a lot of things...this specific type of thing does not result in gameplay that I, as a player or GM, find satisfying...
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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.
It's not to simply disagree with a narrative approach, it's a stance that I've had for a long time. I run games with a simulation...
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The Firebird reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, in 5ed a GM can introduce a flying tarasque throwing icream around while singing born to be wild. That doesn't mean that it is good...
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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.
The cute jargon in a lot of these games really rubs me the wrong way, to be honest. Probably a me thing, but I feel how I feel.
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The Firebird reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yay! We are getting somewhere! You see the distinction. And of course it is pointless to make for you as you are not interested in...
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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.
As has been said to you many times before, while you clearly don't care about the difference, others do. I'd argue it's the crux of the...
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The Firebird reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It might help them go undetected by potential observers, but it shouldn't affect the presence of potential observers.. Edit: did you...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah, the scenario "on a 7 to 9, you pick the lock but the door squeaks and the cook who was in the next room the whole time hears you"...