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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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I would prefer for the DM to determine the species and cultures and major political organizations prior to play. I don't think those...
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Who gives a royal fig about the art? The game isn't played by flipping through the monster manual for pictures... Egad, that's petty...
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And yet in all four of those examples the "underlings" can suggest ideas or courses of action that the "leader" can then choose to...
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I absolutely want to have a fire extinguisher in my house. I absolutely hope to never have to use it. In that case I think your...
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Does it matter that so many of us who favor this style want to play in these games as well? I want the GM to define political entities...
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The 3 starter box sets are all rather non-cult. The after Icespire Peak series does have Talos cultists but are more barbarians if you...
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I had in mind A New Hope as an RPG. All the players know is that hyperspace is used to travel between planets, until the moment of truth...
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I think this talk about these things that shouldn't be investigated to deeply opens up another interesting question: How to flag things...
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Star Trek doesn't use relativity to travel at FTL speeds. They wrap their ships in warp bubbles. So the only reason to discussion...
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They both create such explanations. It is just a question of how deep. At the surface level, explanations like "the computer has to make...
Jul 19, 2025
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I don't think the difference is so profound. Imagine a scenario like you outlined for the runes: "As a GM, I decided to place...
Jul 19, 2025
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Oh, I forgot to note this: This all comes down less to the issue of, "Isn't it weird when characters show the setting conceits don't...
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Which is why we really should note the "Special" in special relativity. Special relativity is, as the name implies, a special, limited...
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They are quite literally never, ever subjects of the DM. If I commanded you to go to the store and bring me back 3 ribeye steaks, would...
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You really think that absolute monarchs never talked about anything with vassals? That they never did anything a vassal wanted?
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