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Unpopular Opinion?: D&D is a terrible venue for horror
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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8101735" data-attributes="member: 6879661"><p>The reality is that some people prefer other systems and as a result try to say horror isn’t possible in this system... it mystifies me why they can’t acknowledge both.</p><p></p><p>There are also attempts here to try and apply a very narrow and clearly non-standard definition of horror to try and justify why horror isn’t possible in D&D.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims the PCs can’t be competent</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims the PCs can’t win</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims the adventures have to be futile/insignificant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims horror will be ruined by spells, or magic items, or turn undead... or even barbarian rage <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷🏻♂️" title="Man shrugging: light skin tone :man_shrugging_tone1:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-1f3fb-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_shrugging_tone1:" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims the rules can’t be adjusted (even when there are written optional rules)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Claims that sanity mechanics are needed (even though they exist optionally in D&D)</li> </ul><p>Do not listen to these claims, they are simply not true for any normal definition of horror. Don’t listen to people who believe they can tell you the ‘true’ form of D&D.</p><p></p><p>Nobody who is interested in giving a 5e horror campaign a go (possibly because that’s their groups go-to system) should be put off by what’s been claimed in this thread. There are lots of great tips from people here to build a horror campaign.. As I said, our horror campaign was the most satisfying i have ran.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8101735, member: 6879661"] The reality is that some people prefer other systems and as a result try to say horror isn’t possible in this system... it mystifies me why they can’t acknowledge both. There are also attempts here to try and apply a very narrow and clearly non-standard definition of horror to try and justify why horror isn’t possible in D&D. [LIST] [*]Claims the PCs can’t be competent [*]Claims the PCs can’t win [*]Claims the adventures have to be futile/insignificant [*]Claims horror will be ruined by spells, or magic items, or turn undead... or even barbarian rage 🤷🏻♂️ [*]Claims the rules can’t be adjusted (even when there are written optional rules) [*]Claims that sanity mechanics are needed (even though they exist optionally in D&D) [/LIST] Do not listen to these claims, they are simply not true for any normal definition of horror. Don’t listen to people who believe they can tell you the ‘true’ form of D&D. Nobody who is interested in giving a 5e horror campaign a go (possibly because that’s their groups go-to system) should be put off by what’s been claimed in this thread. There are lots of great tips from people here to build a horror campaign.. As I said, our horror campaign was the most satisfying i have ran. [/QUOTE]
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