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Zzakael19 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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As usual, well-said. And it doesn't even need to be H,H,H,H...; it could be HxHHxHHHxHxHxHHHHxH... or any of a million variations where... -
Zzakael19 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I would say it’s more like how most movies handle it. You watch the character get into a car and pull away… then they cut to a scene of...
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Zzakael19 reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
It depends on the context, but for some of these: Some doors can be forcibly opened that way, some can't. Many dungeon doors are made...
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Zzakael19 reacted to aco175's post in the thread Chaosium Names New CEO, Mike Mearls Departs Company with Like.
New Mearls RuneQuest!!! Sadly, this is all I recall from the one time I played it.
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Zzakael19 reacted to Nightfly's post in the thread Daggerheart Review: The Duality of Robust Combat Mechanics and Freeform Narrative with Like.
I'm replying two weeks down the road, but having actually played the game now, I wanted to address this. I've only played DG once, so I...
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Zzakael19 replied to the thread No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?.Ok, “has a distinct and separate mode inclusive of initiative where you’re expected to resolve the conflict/encounter fully within the...
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ZI played my first game of Daggerheart today! I was impressed. I think it plays better than it reads, which is saying something because I...
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Zzakael19 reacted to Faolyn's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
That's really not the case. Take the typical locked door. It's pretty rare that failing to pick the lock would, in and of itself, cause...
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Zzakael19 reacted to npick03's post in the thread Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized with
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It's so heartwarming to see Goodman Games stand by their deeply held progressive values of having their cake and eating it to. And in... -
Zzakael19 replied to the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting..As a side validation to this, my Stonetop game had 3 different sets of "stuff" going on in 3 different geographic regions of the area...
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Zzakael19 reacted to AbdulAlhazred's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Haha.
Eh, I agree with @pemerton here, 2, socially conformant game-facilitating play is extremely prevalent. Many of the old classic pitfalls...
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Zzakael19 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'm not shifting anything. The authority that we're talking about... my preference for keeping the game moving and focused... is...
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Zzakael19 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If I do a "you're all strangers" it would be some dangerous situation they get thrown into. A shipwreck, invading army, they've been...
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Zzakael19 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I explicitly frame my campaign starts such that the characters generally already know each other and have been working together for a...
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Zzakael19 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Haha.
But it would give you the opportunity to yell out "Guys, this is all Greek to me!", which is generally not a chance afforded to someone...