Something I will always stand by despite KNOWING I'm wrong is my belief that Detroit style is best. I know it's just because I love bread and that stuff is 95% bread, but I will not change my stance
@FreyEmblem@dqrlinglucina Okay, in your defense the fates thing threw me off too because I was so used to bows being their own thing I got mad when I kept forgetting bows are weak against swords
@notthemarsh Counterpoint: if you need dice to tell you how every social interaction should go perhaps you should touch grass and practice talking to people instead of making shit takes online?
@Casey_Business Read some of the comments, the guys is actually just made because they're unlikable and need roles for every social interaction because they fail every interaction IRL
Read some of the comments and to summarize: loser who doesn't understand social cues is upset that charismatic people are having fun playing a social game.
Critical Role's Brennan Lee Mulligan ditched D&D's dice in Campaign 4: no roll needed because a PC monologue was "too good."
Performance now overrides actual gameplay.
This isn't D&D. It's scripted celebrity theater pretending to be gaming.
They. Don't Really. Play.
@AsmundsGardens I literally prefer critical role over other D&D shows BECAUSE it focuses more on presenting as a show rather than a strict D&D experience. But yeah, as long as a story is being told, D&D is happening
Argument, then there should be no need for rolls. The only time STRICT usage of rolls is needed is if the DM is clearly biased against a player but fun fact: if that's the case the DM won't let it slide regardless. If it results in an interesting story why ruin it due to chance?
So, some of Critical Role's earlier seasons were definitely scripted, but D&D is a collaborative storytelling game. Skill checks/dice rolls are to help facilitate that and to close the gap between character skil vs player skill. Rolling persuasion is beneficial for players who
Critical Role's Brennan Lee Mulligan ditched D&D's dice in Campaign 4: no roll needed because a PC monologue was "too good."
Performance now overrides actual gameplay.
This isn't D&D. It's scripted celebrity theater pretending to be gaming.
They. Don't Really. Play.
Might not know what to say in a situation and allows the DM to help out an/or helps if the player knows what to say but isn't sure if their character would know. If the player knows what their character would say and the DM (who knows the NPCs) knows that it's a convincing
@KasinKishka@brodianpride Gauntlet Dimitri is meta if you have the dlc/war cleric. Give him the avo gauntlet ability with avo battalion, add on his upgraded crest and nothing hit him. Afraid of magi, get the tomb avo while you're at it (you make a good point though)