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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..Well, keep in mind that I'm not coming from the same place a number of people in this thread are coming from in some ways. I just... -
Thomas Shey 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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Then why let everyone waste hours of their time at the table planning for it? As I posted upthread, this notion that it is reasonable... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I'll flat out say that sometimes that's, in practice, a dodge. There's two reasons it can be: 1. Its easy given the time frames and...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I liked this post generally, but I think there's at least a case or two more: 1. The GM pitched a game of a particular type, but they...
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Thomas Shey reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My advice is: If you don't like what the GM is doing, mention it. If you don't like the answers you get, try and find a compromise...
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Thomas Shey reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yeah, and I think the idea that you are simply a 'good DM' and thus should just do your thing, is somewhat flawed. I've known a couple...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General Looking for Skype alternatives.We had at various times used Skype or Discord, and now its just Discord. Early on we'd sometimes had some participants have Discord...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..This is an important distinction. In most games I'd run, a combat that was going to run less than about an hour probably wasn't serious...
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Thomas Shey reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Agreed. As I've mentioned before, my own views on RPGs shifted fairly dramatically based on conversations I've had on this site about...
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Thomas Shey reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Well, what’s satisfying or not will vary from person to person. And the level of complexity for rules will likewise vary based on the...
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Thomas Shey reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Wasn’t there a thread here recently (or maybe early in this one?) where various DMs were complaining vociferously about the idea of...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I try not to be an amateur telepath. Only time I start watching behavior is if I see what seems like a possible pattern, and even then...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I don't extend trust in judgment because I've seen no signs people aren't subject to failures here. Basically, I don't see any upside...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General DALL·E 3 does amazing D&D art with Like.
How is that not description of all of our physical reality, including our brains? It is all just particles, electric signals etc...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I understand why you do given your focus, but honestly, that's just an illustration that the mechanics are somewhat malformed here. (I...