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The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No I'm simply saying that saying "I don't mean this disparagingly" doesn't mean you're not being disparaging or that you're immune to...
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The Firebird reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
[Random Person's] views are clearly garbage. Now, just to be clear, I don't mean that disparagingly, because one person's trash is...
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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.
Or else he could use a non-disparaging term like Roleplaying Childhood Heroes. He chose not to, which makes what he has to say suspect...
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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.
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...
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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.
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...