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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
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At a basic level, I agree with this. However... ....if getting what the characters want involves a lot of meta-play - e.g. acquiring... -
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.
I think the real issue here is: people's brains work differently (but people assume that everyone else's brain works the same as theirs...
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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.
This is why we play different games. The one would feel like the other to me.
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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.
Of course. Rolling the ability check in BW is of course not petioning the creator! Describing it as such would be just silly! The act...
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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.
It's not arbitrary. The guard patrols the house at a walking pace. There are X number of rooms and it takes Y time to walk them all...
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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.
In actual game play it goes something like this. DM: "You guys have been tracking the goblins for two days now. The tracks lead you to...
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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.
That's been a sticking point with me as well. 5e bundles too much together. My desert nomad who has never been in enough water to swim...
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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.
Look at the rules! Swords are made of metal and have edges that slash for physical damage. They come in longswords short swords...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Agreed! If the presence is fixed, then the roll could, in principle, have been rolled at any time. I could do it years in advance...
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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.
My point is that I can understand the perspective that games that follow a Narrativist agenda can feel more like storytelling exercises...
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The Firebird reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Really? 1 in 6 chance is "fixed" world? How? The presence of the guard is totally arbitrary. It's a 16 percent chance. Doesn't... -
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.
A satisfying conclusion to the story being told.
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The Firebird reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd suspect there are plenty of people who are trying, in narrative games, to "win" its just that the win condition involves arriving at...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Cliff - DC 15, unstable rocks. Fixed. On a 1-in-6 chance, a guard is present. Fixed. A cook may or may not be present, depending on...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah, this is one point of disconnect. If the players in your game are not trying to win, if the social contract underlying it says that...