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The Firebird reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Dark Sun, problematic content, and 5E… with
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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.
False Equivalence #1: In my example the initial status is undefined. In yours it's defined as a living orc. False Equivalence #2: In my...
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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.
Ooh! Ooh! Can I play? "I wish that the orc was really a pinata full of candy" and when he successfully hits they're showered with...
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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.
Again, that's different than what happened with the runes. A closer analogy might be if you and your friends got together for a raffle...
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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.
False equivalences still remain false. The shadowy figure in the doorway is undefined. The PC hopes it's an orc and is successful, so...
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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
Haha.
Don't sell yourself short, I'm sure we could have at least a few more posts that repeat the exact same thing over and over. -
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 create the world and it's inhabitants, the players have free reign on what their characters do. If the current campaign isn't working...
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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.
Did the GM decide that the result of the roll was or wasn't a dead orc? Did the player? In the runes example, the player expressed a...
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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 accept that is your opinion. I and others have a different opinion. At this point I don't think there's any bridging that gap.
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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 don't use the terms, "rising action" or "moral line" in my play, and I'm not really sure what they would mean in my games...
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The Firebird reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Wow.
When I read this, I see a description of GM-driven play. -
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.
Are any of the trad-leaning posters here trying to play these games that feature FF and similar techniques? My understanding (which...
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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 don't think anyone is objecting to the spirit of what you're saying, but translated to the game, there's no reason any of those...
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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.
In fairness, there's certainly some causality to be seen there in hindsight - thing A led to thing B. But it's an indirect causality...
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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.
4:15 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, January 5th 2065. How's that?