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Tthefutilist replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.The above is very close to the standard Narrativist model for situational play but I want to emphasises a few things. One big...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread Alternatives to map-and-key.So to ramble on about it. Best interests were (and I think still are) Vincent's term for the motivating force of a character. As a...
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Tthefutilist reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Just focusing on what you say about characters: (1) I do that - and have done that - with Marvel Heroic RP. I have built Marvel heroes... -
Tthefutilist reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Not the least because there are so many types of creativity to exercise. The table which emphasizes player-creativity in selling problem...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I believed the same thing for years and often said GNS would have gone over better if it was just a Narrativist manifesto. When I'd got...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Gamers can be weird but if we're talking the human population as a whole, maybe half of them. I don't think they'd describe it in...
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Tthefutilist reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This is the part that has always baffled me about the whole "I play D&D as sim" crowd. Why would you insist on playing a system that is...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah very good point that I should have mentioned especially given that… In the example I gave it's the 'go aggro' mechanic (created by...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..There are lots of configurations of moral crisis. I'm not a huge fan of Vincent's definition for that reason but it serves it's purpose...
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Tthefutilist reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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Because I don't want to focus on the tactical and want our focus attention on these moral flashpoints. I also just do not want to spend... -
Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well if a hypothetical you were interested in that type of stuff happening then you could create characters and setting that made it far...
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Tthefutilist reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
We are mixing up the issue here. The issue is not with the results of the roll, but with the GM ever asking for the roll in the first...
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Tthefutilist reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I actually think the problem is the inverse; two groups may be appearing to do something very similar (especially when you judge the...
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Tthefutilist reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Jonathan Tweet is the link between 13th Age and Over the Edge. I don't get the impression that he coined the phrase just to use it in...
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Tthefutilist replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Yeah that's an important clarification. Back then it didn't refer to what it refers to now.