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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about system options versus character options. with
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Ohh ohh! Here is another one for ya! = Run a game where combat and harm is not allowed or even possible. Not as in you run away... -
Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about system options versus character options. with
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Fun idea = start with blank paper, then just run an adventure for your group. No character sheets, no rules, not even set dice. As you... -
Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I’m of two minds about this. My more optimistic side would say “of course… there are elements of this in nearly all the RPGs I’ve...
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Campbell reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I have developed nuance on that option long since, and explained that in many posts. Turns out people do occasionally have their opinion...
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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, in my case it doesn't hurt that I think a lot of social skill systems are overly simpleminded in the first place. That's just as...
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Campbell reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I totally agree that happens. (Although I agree with @hawkeyefan that just because a game places limits on agency, it doesn't mean the...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, no, not exactly. This is you inferring something that's not really what I'm talking about. My decision making for Clara was...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Because most of the time, I don’t feel the events of play the way my character does. Certainly not to the extent or depth that they do... -
Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
I don’t believe that’s exactly correct… though it is possible I’ve missed some posts. Mostly, I think people advocating for any kind...
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Campbell reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
The fact you don't see the difference between mechanics that encourage and those that force isn't making your argument look less...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, I thought we were talking about such checks dictating how PCs behave… the major thrust of your argument is about how you know and...
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Personally it's not a place I'm going to spend a lot of time cuz I'm there for the more active parts of the game, but it's very popular...
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Campbell reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
There's been a lot of that in this thread - making up terrible (hypothetical) systems, then showing with great fanfare that they're...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread RPGs that you feel trip over their own cool ideas with Like.
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...
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Campbell reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
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...