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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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I'm not sure where the word "allow" comes from. I didn't say anything about anyone granting anyone permission. Nor did I say that you... -
Zzakael19 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
What @hawkeyefan said. "Exciting" is a useful shorthand for "interesting, exciting, emotionally resonant, etc".' @zakael19 got at...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.On top of this, DMs are the keepers of the shared fiction because they need to adjudge how the impacts affect everything outside of the...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It? with Like.
Pretty good - most of the RPGs my main group has played over the last few years have used it - Mothership and Spire particularly (before...
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ZThe writing team pretty much tries to beat one over the head with that obligation Yep! Let's not forget the option on page 89 in the...
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ZI'm not trying to backseat DM here, but like, when you say "pass back", what did you do? I feel like this game assumes (and doesn't...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].Interesting! Every game I’ve ever played has pointed in the rules to the GM to facilitate the table and manage play. I’ve had players DM...
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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.
So, I think the core of the issue for me is what is rewarded most (and expected most at the table) - exploring the fiction, basically...
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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.
Verisimilitude and feeling real are not what exploration-oriented play does better. Puzzle solving and digging into details are what it...
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ZQuiet players do exist. Spotlight hogs do exist. I'm running a Daggerheart playtest and I'm having that exact problem. Every time the...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].Yup, same. I think that prioritizing dramatic and cinematic emphasis will be the criteria for t-ing up a GM action and pivoting, but I...
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ZWhen we play tested Daggerheart the GM managed the spotlight just like he does running Powered by the Apocalypse games and we had no...
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ZDon't forget the number of people who will play online. When you only have a camera, it can be hard to read everyone's body language...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].I just don't see how you can see the "Sharing the Spotlight" section and "Engage Quiet Players" and think it doesn't apply to all scenes...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread Daggerheart General Thread [+].A) Daggerheart fundamentally disagrees with your point. It expects the GM to actively pull the players, all of them, into the game. This...