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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread RPGs that you feel trip over their own cool ideas with
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I never said is was a ripoff ... Maybe some other people had some argument elsewhere and this is just bleed... I am ok with designers... -
Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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This is because what you’re describing isn’t an example of thoughtful design. You’re just kind of taking an instance of D&D play and... -
Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
So, basically frame tests of character as true judgment calls, exactly like what I said. A choice has to be made two or more options of...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
The problem I have with this is that it puts a game like Pendragon, widely regarded as Greg Stafford's magnum opus, in the category of...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
For me, RPGing is not a poor cousin to virtual reality. It's a creative, imaginative activity. The various resolution systems in a RPG...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread RPGs that you feel trip over their own cool ideas with Love.
You answered a decent part of "why" already :) | v This is why its sloppy, and as the OP questioned, "trips over its self". In our...
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Campbell reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
IDK, there is a diegetic tie for stress, but I don't think that really means it escapes being a metacurrency completely. It's not luck...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I'd also argue metacurrency in some of the mentioned games (FATE and Cortex) requires you to engage with the characters background and...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
Not in my case. When I use dice in a RPG it's not because I think the fiction is uncertain. It's because I want the fiction to be...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
I work with or work for, many of the people who created some of these games, and Vampire is a great example. Design language has...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Are you under the impression I care about what D&D 5e does here (or really anywhere)? In regard to what I'm talking about (note my...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, that's all I'm recommending for. That seems to be a critique directed at Intimidate as a skill in general, which I'll flat out...
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Campbell reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Paizo Accidentally Reveals Pathfinder: Feybound Book with Like.
I don't think that tracks with 5E vs Pathfinder 2E. The latter is very clearly and intentionally trying to serve not just "Paizo...
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Campbell reacted to Andvari's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
When I think of railroading I tend to think of two ways. Soft: Soft railroading is when you're playing a narratively-focused adventure...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
And I don't think its okay that its completely disconnected by the abilities of the characters and instead based entirely around the...