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<blockquote data-quote="Darth Solo" data-source="post: 8984252" data-attributes="member: 6791759"><p><em>The Microscope RPG </em>doesn't allow players to play characters? From the game site:</p><p></p><p>If a TTRPG group requires its players to craft backstories for their characters and "some people" who are players in that group refuse to either write a backstory or write a backstory providing the level of character detail deemed sufficient by the group, "those people" may find themselves looking for another group. A good TTRPG group is supported by the cooperation and cohesion of its members <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>The LEGO® analogy is a terrible LOL:</p><p>Are you suggesting that "some" TTRPG players would get "bored and confused" during composition of a character backstory to the extent that they would need another "skilled" player or GM or both to write a backstory for them? What skill exactly would be required? What academic level of that skill would be sufficient to write a character backstory? If "some" TTRPG players were given a printed survey (of a sort) that listed every character detail the group required of "some" TTRPG players' characters, could that possibly qualify as your "... new box of Lego [sic] bricks with written instructions to follow ..." example? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure :unsure:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":unsure:" /></p><p></p><p>What I do know is if a TTRPG group is patient and helpful with struggling players, the obstacle can be removed (especially if the struggling players are passionate about being members of that group).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darth Solo, post: 8984252, member: 6791759"] [I]The Microscope RPG [/I]doesn't allow players to play characters? From the game site: If a TTRPG group requires its players to craft backstories for their characters and "some people" who are players in that group refuse to either write a backstory or write a backstory providing the level of character detail deemed sufficient by the group, "those people" may find themselves looking for another group. A good TTRPG group is supported by the cooperation and cohesion of its members :D The LEGO® analogy is a terrible LOL: Are you suggesting that "some" TTRPG players would get "bored and confused" during composition of a character backstory to the extent that they would need another "skilled" player or GM or both to write a backstory for them? What skill exactly would be required? What academic level of that skill would be sufficient to write a character backstory? If "some" TTRPG players were given a printed survey (of a sort) that listed every character detail the group required of "some" TTRPG players' characters, could that possibly qualify as your "... new box of Lego [sic] bricks with written instructions to follow ..." example? :unsure: What I do know is if a TTRPG group is patient and helpful with struggling players, the obstacle can be removed (especially if the struggling players are passionate about being members of that group). [/QUOTE]
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