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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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I don't think it's even a departure from what Sorensen says. No TTRPG played by people can be truly simultaneous or particularly... -
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're not wrong, but it works both ways. Most players would I think be equally baffled by the principles inherent in many narrative...
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The Firebird reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Judge decides case based on AI-hallucinated case law with
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You say like you think that isn't true! Although I suspect more bribery than randomness went into that diploma. It kind of explains... -
The Firebird reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread Judge decides case based on AI-hallucinated case law with Like.
I think that's where the rift between our positions lie. You consider them to be unsuitable for use. I consider them to be suitable for...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..To the extent that this is a departure from Sorensen it is a minor one compared to other examples in the thread. And it is an acceptable...
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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 think the majority of people who play TTRPGs don't really care what label you attach to the game.
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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.
There are, I suspect, considerably more sim-oriented GMs than there are sim-oriented players. At least, the DM side cares about it more...
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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.
In other words it's not diegetic because you don't like it. By your definition no complex system could ever be simulated because we're...
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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.
Because it's an abstraction of simultaneous combat in order to simplify to the point of being playable.
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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.
The point seems to be that you don't personally care for them.
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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.
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...
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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...
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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.
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...
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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...
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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...