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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think you are misunderstanding the argument. The use of quantum in this thread encompasses method--'things are quantum for the players... -
The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..But they differ in the method of authorship, which matters. In the confirmation case, the method gives reference to the GMs plans or...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't think I understand this post--or rather, I understand all the words and the claims and everything, but I don't understand what...
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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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Hey, flat-earthers gonna flat-earth. :) A PC can believe whatever its player likes; but if that belief's not accurate then so be it... -
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 really wish you would stop with straw-manning what it means for the GM to control the world. In some games I know I'm joining a...
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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.
I got the impression from some, way upthread, that the point of non-traditional play in their view was that either the GM wasn't...
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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.
It seems like everything bad = old = not what you personally prefer = "a weird holdover". I stated above the reason I want to have a...
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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.
Randomly generating the dungeon as the PCs reach it doesn't work for much the same reason: if nobody knows what's in the next room it...
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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.
The problem is not with appearing or even being childish. Hell, I've always held that being grown-up is vastly overrated. The problem...
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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.
Unfortunately, oftentimes people who are "serious" about something (doesn't matter what) tend to both know more about it than the...
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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.
That's fair. My actual preference is for the player to stick to their PC specifically once the campaign begins, but in practice people...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..We've talked a lot about simulationism. But really I think it grates on me the most from the gamist perspective. If I as a player can...
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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.
Umm… that’s not what makes something diegetic? When their given reasons aren’t listened to at all I can see how one could stick with...
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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.
Yup. For me, session zero is when everyone at the table contributes to the setting, whether directly related to their PC or possibly...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..There is a massive difference. If I call to confirm a reservation and they make up a different time, for example. It seems to the view...