The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[payn]

Wait until you see the thread of people arguing about "commenting as war" vs. "commenting as sport."

We all know which category I fall into!

Commenting as ....

Spoiler

fpoon.

Statler: That GM aint half bad.
Waldorf: You're right, that GM is all bad....

 

[Gradine]

The "combat as war" crew feel that fighting should only be a life-or-death, dramatic measure of last resort, and that's how it should be represented in play. They see the "combat as sport" crew as lacking a true understanding of stakes and narrative tension.

The "combat as sport" crew feel that fighting should be an opportunity for characters to display their skill and bravado, and do cool things, and that's how it should be represented in play. They see the "combat as war" crew as lacking a true understanding that this is a game and escapist fantasy.

 

[CleverNickName]

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

....

As a fan of schadenfreude, I am going to ask for a new word to describe the enjoyment I am getting from the Musk takeover of twitter.

Something German for, "Watching someone get what they've asked for, and getting it good and hard."

 

[Gradine]

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Like the dog star, I am serious.

 

[Mannahnin]

As a fan of schadenfreude, I am going to ask for a new word to describe the enjoyment I am getting from the Musk takeover of twitter.

Something German for, "Watching someone get what they've asked for, and getting it good and hard."

A Menckening. Or perhaps "to Mencken".

 

[overgeeked]

The "combat as war" crew feel that fighting should only be a life-or-death, dramatic measure of last resort, and that's how it should be represented in play. They see the "combat as sport" crew as lacking a true understanding of stakes and narrative tension.

The "combat as sport" crew feel that fighting should be an opportunity for characters to display their skill and bravado, and do cool things, and that's how it should be represented in play. They see the "combat as war" crew as lacking a true understanding that this is a game and escapist fantasy.

Over the years I’ve been in both camps. I don’t think holding one position is about judging the other’s preferences as wrong or bad, rather what you think is fun at the time. Some people argue like it’s life or death and they have to prove their preferences are objectively right, but it’s all elfgames.

 

[Scribe]

Next on the docket: The immorality of Monsters providing XP.