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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
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So you don't think that the player hoped the runes would say what he was rolling for? -
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 timing man. They couldn't have said anything in the fiction, because what they said was determined by the roll initiated by the...
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The Firebird reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I agree that framing it as putting X at stake on roll is not the same as choosing the prize. It's not easy to formulate precisely why...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yes.
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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.
If what the players want is so precious to them, maybe you should consider have that drive the story for a while, rather than denying it...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think everyone is in agreement about this point. And indeed I don't think anyone has ever disagreed. Respectfully, given that you...
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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.
On player driven Do we all agree that the failure or success with complication states of fail forward resolution introduce GM-driven...
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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.
Both. Why on earth wouldn't they work the same? It's not? Have you never, when faced with a task you can't complete by one means...
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The Firebird reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Sure. Just as X decides what the prize is (the runes will be beneficial) is not the same as X drew the winning lot.
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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.
Come on, Max - it's blatantly obvious what the runes said before the roll: S - C - H - R - O - E - D - I - N - G - E - R :)
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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 a dodge. If the player didn't hope those runes said what he wanted them to say, he wouldn't have defined them that way for the...
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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 quantum runes said nothing at all. A successful check and they said what the player hoped for. A failed check and the DM made up...
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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.
Whaddya mean there's no alternative paths? Does this house not have any other doors besides the one to the kitchen? No windows? Did...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I know--this is exactly what i said in my previous post: At least it seems we're now on the same page about what I am claiming.
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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 is incorrect. The farrier existed because it should exist in a town like that and I just forgot it, not because the player hoped...