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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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There's no "collaborative storytelling" in Sorcerer or Apocalypse World, if played in the way the rulebooks set out. For instance, from... -
Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Love.
There's a big difference between giving agency towards what kind of scene will be presented versus how the scene will be resolved. Many...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Love.
Our group plays a WIDE variety of games. So for us Plot, Story, and Play to Find Out are not all talking about the same potato, but...
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Campbell reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Evolutions You Like and Dislike [+] with
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That is not the same thing as saying they tried to recreate WoW's mechanics in 4E. At the time, WoW was decimating the TTRPG community... -
Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
To me, it seems that you're not fully responding to the bits that I've bolded: The worry about "do I want to find out if I can be as...
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Campbell reacted to mamba's post in the thread D&D General The $150,000 Question: How TSR Learned It Was Dying (And Why I Was in the Room) by Ken "Whit" Whitman with Like.
yes, the 7 year pipe is probably accurate (if anything it feels too long). Framing it as a problem that needed solving for TSR to...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Though even in games not focused on fight-to-the-death, you have to have things set up so that's not only functional but attractive...
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Campbell reacted to Justice and Rule's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Hey, I get it. Lord knows I've been there for other games (I've been in a few wargames playtests that did not go the way I was hoping...
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Campbell reacted to HatWearingFool's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mearls has some Interesting Ideals about how to fix high level wizards. with Like.
Exactly the old quote from Henry Ford (I know he didn't actually say it) is very apt: "If I had asked people what they wanted, they...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I agree with you in principal, but its complicated because "making decisions only the character would make" and "forget I'm playing a...
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Campbell reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The thing about “Be a Fan of the Player Characters” that always seems to get glossed over in these discussions is that a) every game...
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Campbell reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This conversation inspired me to go back to AW and formalise and tighten up what I’d do. My word is it complicated. The way threats are...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Here's another example from cards: One way to lose a hand of bridge or five hundred is to get unlucky in the deal. If I'm dealt four...
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Campbell reacted to Reynard's post in the thread When Player Driven Adventures Don't Pan Out with Like.
I did clarify a little: I was just hoping for a more proactive rather than reactive party. For the most part, I have had to put stuff...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I'm not entirely sure; lot of systems have some fairly subjective bits in things like experience awards and at least some sorts of...