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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
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Well if you've said that it's wrong, I guess it must be! The scales have fallen from my eyes and now I see the truth! Oh wait ... nah... -
The Firebird reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
And compared to the size of the overall hobby the player-base of those dozens and dozens of games adds up to a rounding error, 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.
So you're picking nits by purposefully using a ridiculous, extreme example? Not the best take unless you're just trying to score points...
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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.
Who said I take it personally? That doesn't mean I won't push back or like it.
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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.
So? Every TTRPG abstracts things. They just choose different things and different degrees. No TTRPG can accurately model reality, you'd...
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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.
Well I'm sorry, but my crew doesn't want to learn Rolemaster. Still a sim fan, somehow.
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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.
Despite my better judgement, I would just point out that this is just one example where the rules read like an instruction manual than a...
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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.
Actually not. There is the middleman of the DM. This might seem like a formality, but it is indeed essential to the experience. If the...
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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.
Even the simmiest of sim types have to accept that the abstractions required to make the game playable end up producing some necessary...
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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.
Please stop trying to trick people into liking narrative games. Is that kind of recruiting really necessary? Why can't you just accept...
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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.
I could give you a more exhaustive list and it wouldn't matter. I even started writing one but it's pointless. It's not just one thing...
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The Firebird reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've spent some time trying to get to grips with the hidden design principles actually at play here. Mostly I think it comes down to...
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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.
Every game in existence, every simulation for that matter, simplifies, makes assumptions and create abstractions to model complex...
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The Firebird reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I like a challenge. And I believe your original post on the matter to be incorrect. The bolded parts specifically. It was never only...
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The Firebird reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, if you are an outsider, then ask yourself this question- Am I trying to understand, or am I simply looking for a reason to say...