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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
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You may have something there (none of us are perfect), but the books used to refer to "cops & robbers" for stuff like that. Referring to... -
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.
Casual =/= not serious.
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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.
Does that make the terms used not derogatory?
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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.
He is using disparaging terminology for that style of play, which makes the motive suspect. If he wanted his motive to be taken at face...
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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 why you're under the mistaken impression that it's like a train wreck/broken record. Like a working record, maybe, but not 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.
Like I said, it's not about agreement, it's about tone. I just really prefer a more casual examination.
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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.
Not one person that I've seen has said that it's illegitimate. In fact, the opposite has been said many, many, MANY times by various...
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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 completely fair. He uses derogatory terms like... GM Story Hour Princess Play Under Substantial Exploration he says, "This is not...
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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'm not talking about qualifications, or even whether or not I like their opinions. I'm talking about tone. Everything in your designer...
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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.
IMO, most of the quotes from @pemerton 's preferred game designers read as quite arrogant to me, with an "ivory tower academia" vibe. I...
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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.
Every one of those things you mention is handled (to some degree) mechanically in the games I prefer. Some of it is through the base...
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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.
Agreed. I don't really care for the academic arrogance I read in many of these quoted passages.
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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.
I've noticed a number of those authors have a sense of superiority about their playstyle over the others. It taints any points they may...
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I'm fine with copyright but probably not 95 years of it.
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The Firebird reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Solasta 2 and the 1/2 elf with Like.
if presented with this issue my solution as hypothetical GM would be to try cobble together a new half-elf based off the mechanics of...