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I have 4 tables. In my ideal world, one of them would be D&D focused and the other three open to variable games (a "flex table")...

More tables like that!

But I expect you see how entirely arbitrary the division is between what you are accepting and not accepting, right? You seem (here I'm...

It isn't a strange attitude; I simply find it a regrettable one. One of my groups, as an example, has tried two very different...

I think things like dragon fear and the charmed condition are examples that prove otherwise. Yes, they mostly have the lampshade of...

Exactly. If I invite people over for board game night, I expect them to be open to most board games, although I expect a veto to pop up...

For most folks, I wouldn't expect the tribal aspect to matter at all.

Nope, purely my position as an objective realist. :)

That's a broader, much-discussed topic that is probably outside of all the already overstuffed bounds of this thread.

I think there is plenty in there that aligns with your thinking, absolutely. Where I think the major conflict is seems to be your...

Nah. I definitely am going to assume a trad gamer is open to other gaming styles until proven otherwise.

Absolutely. I still think it's important that when we talk about how play functions, we can keep in mind the impact of experience and...

There's nothing to do here with validity. It's reasonable to have the expectation that your median gamer has little knowledge of how...

Right. That is the core gameplay loop for D&D and most conventional RPGs. It's not for a number of games. Including fairly conventional...

It's nothing to do with my preferences. It's the fact that classic play and trad play are far older and have more adherents and people...