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  1. Micah Sweet

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

    Disagree. 4e was explicitly less traditional than any official D&D game before or since, both mechanically and in the lore. It wouldn't be so divisive otherwise.
  2. Micah Sweet

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

    And we're back to preference. Seriously, is there anyone here who is unclear about the idea being discussed, or all we all just advocating for our point of view? What's the point of that?
  3. Micah Sweet

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

    How would the rat thing make sense in the fiction? Give me a good explanation and I'll consider it. The bottom line of course is what we've covered before. You and I have very different preferences and expectations of play and are not going to enjoy the same things. For some reason, everyone...
  4. Micah Sweet

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

    Way to tell people they don't GM hard enough for your liking.
  5. Micah Sweet

    Who’s your best A-Team?

    Oh yes. Spiritual ancestor.
  6. Micah Sweet

    D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game)

    That's not exactly any more "narrative friendly" than the existing system. By which I mean that it still makes the fiction pretty stilted.
  7. Micah Sweet

    D&D 5E (2024) It Is 2025 And Save Or Suck Spells Still Suck (the fun out of the game)

    I don't think official D&D can fix it. Too many factors pushing for more PC power and more flash. You'll have to look to other publishers for your design innovations.
  8. Micah Sweet

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

    Awful lot of D&D before 4e (and games inspired by D&D before 4e). But I agree that how many DMs do anything in particular is not a relevant factor.
  9. Micah Sweet

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

    It was a lockpicking check, not a stealth check.
  10. Micah Sweet

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

    Not the way I've seen it. There's a limit to how many of any given creature is available to run into on the move. Or at least IMO there should be.
  11. Micah Sweet

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

    Maybe if you hit the DC exactly? I've seen that as an optional rule.
  12. Micah Sweet

    Should PCs Be Exceptional?

    Superhero games tend to hit narrative conventions pretty heavily. That's why they're an exception to my usual preferences.
  13. Micah Sweet

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

    Maybe, but it's a reasonable response to what you wrote.
  14. Micah Sweet

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

    You think wanting terms to accurate reflect what they mean is funny?
  15. Micah Sweet

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

    Because I prefer games where the player's choices don't affect the world beyond what their PC can do.
  16. Micah Sweet

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

    I would never run a game where the player's choices were determine by anything other than the player, so I don't see how that complaint would have merit.
  17. Micah Sweet

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

    If the cook example is bad, why was it used as an official example of the technique? And if you're supposed to be really good for the technique to not feel clumsy, shouldn't that information be available in the games that demand its use? I've played several games that use this stuff, and every...
  18. Micah Sweet

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

    Not unless something truly unexpected happens and some degree of improvisation is needed. I try to be thorough in my prep, but things happen.
  19. Micah Sweet

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

    And that's fine if fail-forward (still don't like that name) works for you.
  20. Micah Sweet

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

    The roll is about picking the lock successfully. That's clear in understanding how skills work in traditional games. All those other factors are about a different result than "lock opened yes/no?". Unlike the common perception of OSR fans, i like rules. Most of my favorite games have quite a...
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