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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..For me this approaches the line, but I don't think it crosses it. I'd prefer for the GM to have many of these details fixed. For... -
The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Fair enough. I have explained more than once in this eternal thread that I don't desire player collaboration in worldbuilding in games... -
The Firebird reacted to Christian Hoffer's post in the thread D&D's October Product Revealed to Be Stranger Things Tie-In with Like.
Wizards of the Coast is producing another Stranger Things product. Stranger Things: Welcome to the Hellfire Club is a new boxed product...
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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.
Who vetoes player actions made within the confines of their PCs in an active game?
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The Firebird reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Remember I'm arguing against "must accept tieflings"; I'm not in the absolute power debate. Must I accept tieflings in Ryu & Ronin?
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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.
So I don’t think the GM should have just told you what your character’s grievance was, though a potential suggestion shouldnt be a...
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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 believe the example that was given was that the characters wanted to get out of a dungeon. The GM narrated that there were runes on a...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'd need more specifics to be sure. If they had no relationship to the PCs, then I wouldn't care for it. If it was the tradition in the...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah, this is true as @pemerton presented them. In that case the PC 'expressed a hope that they were a map', and the player then rolled...
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The Firebird reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You're either missing my point or making what seems like a pretty pointless semantic argument. "Need" in this sense is meaning you...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I agree that there is a benefit to this. Especially for the players. But for those benefits to be fully realized, the GM has to have...
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The Firebird reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I've played in at least 75 over the years. With dozens of DMs. Others here with similar numbers have also never encountered it. So...
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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.
In session zero you don't have a PC, and the world isn't set, so reality-warping doesn't enter into it. After that, you can make...
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The Firebird reacted to Maggan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Your take on "the traditional GM" is perplexing. I find it hard to believe that anyone who has Identified as a traditional GM in this...
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The Firebird replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Players are easy. Good players are hard to find. I've moved a few times in the past decade, and each time it takes 3-6 months of regular...