r/dndmemes • u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) • Dec 19 '23

It’s the errata all over again Lore meme

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u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 19 '23

Variety, originality, and creativity? Also maybe players shouldn’t have assumed

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u/Xyx0rz Dec 20 '23

Why do you feel the need to invalidate your players' assumptions?

Subverting expectations for its own sake doesn't make you a good writer, it just makes you edgy and undermines your world building.

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u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 20 '23

Who said it’s subverting for its own sake? Why can’t there be a narrative reason? Does something not meeting someone’s expectations automatically mean they were being invalidated? It’s not, there can be, and no. Why have such a negative outlook on someone else’s take on fictional creatures?

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u/Xyx0rz Dec 20 '23

I think the phrase these days is "lived experience". Almost every time it's done, it sucks.

Why don't you just use your variety, originality and creativity to work with the flow instead of against it? Do you insist on being a hipster?

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u/TKBarbus DM (Dungeon Memelord) Dec 20 '23

I don’t think working against the flow is an apt comparison, more like making a small shift in river’s path. Sorry to hear your lived experience sucked.