The Firebird's latest activity
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
Like.
The rules don't need to tell us. If it matters, the GM or player can fill in details. That's why it's called abstraction. But imagine... -
The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Not true. We know they failed because of something they did wrong. Not true. If the cook pops in, it's something the cook did, not...
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You insisting that I'm wrong doesn't mean anything so I guess we're at an impasse. If all you can point to is @pemerton saying one the...
-
The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
Given the somewhat messy nature of 5.5's changes from 5.0 (IMO), what I'm actually curious about is how useful books in the 5.5 line...
-
The Firebird reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Did 5e 2024 Not meet the economic goals set, and if not, why not? with Like.
My local experience (just a person with a lot of friends and colleagues who play D&D) is that only really hyper-invested people really...
-
The Firebird reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
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...
-
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...
-
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.
-
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...
-
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.
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...