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aramis erak reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like? with
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But if they don't have it, to some extent, people stop buying and eventually the game goes out of print. You're also missing out on new... -
aramis erak replied to the thread Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like?.but they do outside the OT. Ep 1: Shopping for a hyperdrive connects Anakin to the Jedi. Ep 1: upgrading a podracer Bad Batch: buying...
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aramis erak reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Who Should Make The Next Star Wars TTRPG, And What Should It Look Like? with Like.
But those are huge elements of the movies? The scene showing the technical strategy of how to destroy the Death Star is not only iconic...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Describe your last rpg session in 5 words.Sunday AOU More Dragon! More Dragon!!! Phew!
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aramis erak reacted to payn's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Means that linear game is not a railroad.
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aramis erak reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I don't think having freedom to solve situations creatively makes a linear game not linear.
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aramis erak reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
One spell failing to achieve their goal does not a railroad make.
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aramis erak replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.1) Yes, but not to a bad level 2) Any point where player choice no longer matters.
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aramis erak replied to the thread Making the cut for your TTRPG library.Not sure yet, have a few that are over 40 years.... I've sold on only a few, and those were purchased solely for a one-time read. Only...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Distinct Game Modes: Combat vs Social vs Exploration etc....it's fair to say that, especially in BE and MG, success of action but failure of intent is the suggested default mode for Luke's games...
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aramis erak reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Distinct Game Modes: Combat vs Social vs Exploration etc... with Like.
You probably won't be shocked that I'm going to put in a good word for Burning Wheel here: generally it uses binary success/failure on...
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aramis erak reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
The first RPG I know of to use the phrase "play to find out" is Apocalypse World. It appears on pp 108-9 of the rulebook: AGENDA • Make...
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aramis erak reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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You play to find out the answer to things. No idea where you're coming from here. Pretty much every game that builds "play to find... -
aramis erak reacted to billd91's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Love.
This all kind of underscores the fundamental uselessness of the whole "play to find out" statement as a practical matter. As if any RPG...
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aramis erak reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Distinct Game Modes: Combat vs Social vs Exploration etc... with Like.
Gripping scenes are something I think that partial success mechanics scaffold really well. Watch any TV show and you'll see how much...