• blackbelt352@ttrpg.network
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    1 year ago

    I think the writers of Mage the Ascension got it best when referring to DnD as a wargame with role-playing tacked on top.

    So much of DnD the dnd rulebook and printed material is focused around combat and getting from one combat encounter to the next one.

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      1 year ago

      Because DnD did start as a wargame, right? Before the red box came the 50 figure armies. I think there used to be a little history written by Gygax about how they started.

      Anyway, I don’t mind the focus on combat. I like that roll-playing and role-playing are separated. My favorite groups had no issue with playing their dumb fighter as a dumb fighter, and the smooth talking noble as a smooth talker. I like the approach others have taken, like the social combat in exalted, or powered-by-the-apocalypse system, but it has led to a few players in my groups just wanting to roll the dice every time and not talk at all.