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Zzakael19 reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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The roll was pointless if they can just retry, because at that point success is guaranteed. That's why I spent half of my response to... -
Zzakael19 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Because it isn't even necessary? I mean, @DinoInDisguise is talking about how the mindset can be applied to any game, and how even a...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..I think there's a weird thing that happens in how D&D play interacts with what we are acculturated to expect as "appropriate fiction."...
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Zzakael19 reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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No. I think you are misunderstanding my thought. If a system codified DMs not railroading, it doesnt mean that system does anything... -
Zzakael19 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I was disagreeing with the cinematic label being applied to all Powered by the Apocalypse games. Not with moves snowballing being a...
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Zzakael19 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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But it's not true that, if a game is never boring, than it is never interesting either. I can get my full share of tedium from (eg)... -
Zzakael19 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I believe in doing what you want to do without hesitation and finding the people you want to play with. It's what I have done in this...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..They’re getting good rolls, or there’s no need for one ;). Most heroic/action fantasy I read consistently hits the same sort of beats...
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Zzakael19 reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Exactly, I think people misinterpreted my comment as these are universally applicable or that absolute failure was off the table. That...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Cinematic implies genre reinforcing which does reflect Monster of the Week but it is not reflective of the sort of choices Apocalypse...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart? with Like.
I think the question to be asked here is what role vampires and werewolves fill in your setting, what do you want from them? Do you want...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].I saw somebody saying that there was some intent to add more Locations like the Sablewood one created for the beta/quickstart, but they...
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Zzakael19 reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I actually really enjoy Fail Forwards, Success with Complications and Degrees of Failure/Success. As a DM you can allow for an increase...
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Zzakael19 reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd like to add that the eddying or dead-ending that could be feared need not arise in play so long as the group will accept nothing...
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Zzakael19 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart? with Like.
I would probably make them Grimm-style Wesen. A small percentage of the population (like 1-2%) are fantasy races, but they can all...