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TwoSix replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What’s really odd about is that it’s gone from “I don’t like the ways these rules work” to “I don’t think you GMed this right, because... -
TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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I thought we were done with the Steel thread :(. Faolyn is obviously never changing their mind, and at some point we're gonna run out of... -
TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Ah, gotcha! I think it might be fair to say that "my collection of tables and oracles are an organizational model that help me keep my...
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TwoSix reacted to Hussar's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But that's the point that you keep trying to ignore. It is YOU who are choosing between the plausible outcomes. It is YOU who defines...
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TwoSix replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..What’s the counter argument? Should RPG design be done by emotional intuition? On vibes?
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Yes, the model is what's running and helps you say things. I agree. But upthread people have told me that their setting is a model, and...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Actually, the exact opposite of that. The fiction doesn't make anyone do anything. Imagining prompts someone to do something. Here's...
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TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Idk, I can comfortably say that I make decisions in my game(s) in keeping with the agenda and principles of play, and when I reflect on...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
No one is missing this. What they are saying is that (i) it's often very far from clear how a person is "supposed" to act; and (ii) if...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If your authorial output is the product of your mental model, the authorial output is not itself a model of anything. I mean, suppose...
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TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I mean Dolmenwood is a pretty darn incoherent/implausible setting but an amazing sandbox! It’s full of magical mushroom faeries, doors...
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TwoSix reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm not so sure about that... I think there's a fairly significant element of deliberate and 'eyes open' kind of design in many...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Let me put it this way: Suppose I'm trying to teach someone how to run a living world sandbox. Which way of describing it seems more...
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TwoSix reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This to me is where the real differences lay. Not in how plausible things are, but in the objective of play. That sandboxes present...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Only in the same sense as your favoured games: dice are rolled and results announced. The interesting difference is in the principles...