Savage Wombat
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If dice are unnecessary, why do we have a dice-rolling utility on this very forum?
There are a couple of trends in gaming that I've noted over the past few years that I have mixed feelings about:
1) a backlash against *role-playing* from players (online, I've never seen it at my table) who would prefer to substitute dice rolls for actual character interaction
2) a backlash against *dice rolling* from players (online, again I've never seen it at my table) who would prefer to limit the number of times they have to roll dice and the number of dice they have to roll, because (presumably) math is hard
Are either of these real issues in the gaming community? If so, I supposed D&D should move to be as inclusive as possible, but these both strike me as core skills to be cultivated, not inherent preferences or abilities to be catered to or not.
What's the right balance between telling someone "this is something you should practice and get better at" versus "this is something that is optional to the game or even something that should be removed"?