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  1. Enrahim

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    Of course not. The point of example of the extreme (if no consistency then no agency) is to increase the contrast of a phenomenom so that it is easier to see it also in the non-extreme case. As a DM I have certanly been on the receiving end of complaints that I have deviated too far from...
  2. Enrahim

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    But isn't getting people on the same page mainly a means to set and manage expectations? If the car explodes in a big fireball after being shot and a player complain "that is not plausable", they would probably come around to accept it as plausible if you just clarify that this is a game based...
  3. Enrahim

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    What setting in RPGs are the production of a single source? Almost all campaign pitches I have seen reference either known published fiction, or historical periods. This already sets a set of player expectations the GM should probably take into account. And just the act of players in the setting...
  4. Enrahim

    D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.

    I haven't read the full 7000+ posts, so sorry if this is repeating something already discussed to death. But on the topic of "Realism", "In game logic" and "Plausability" I think I have a valuable perspective that I haven't seen here: These are all about player expectations. In order to...
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