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Crimson Longinus reacted to Nytmare's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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Will someone please start a new thread so that we don't have to have this conversation for another 30 pages? -
Crimson Longinus reacted to stonehead's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
That seems perfectly compatible with my point. I said "the party has goals", not "the GM gives the players goals" (only being this...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with Like.
I tend to split the difference and just use "leveled" zones (which is basically no different than asking the players what dungeon level...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Campbell's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Every edition of Exalted Every edition of Legend of the Five Rings Every edition of Shadowrun Every edition of Earthdawn Every edition...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Regarding the notion of being excluded or drowned out by bigger, noisier new things: This is supposed to be a thread about story, plot...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Gradine's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
It's not only this; you can design a linear adventure, but still run it as wide open and reacting to the full range of player expression...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
That's the way I see it, as functionally there is no difference between a "linear" game and a railroad; in that the GM decides what all...
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Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.But once you do that, hasn’t the adventure stopped being linear?
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Crimson Longinus reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Take a linear adventure or adventure path. It could be looked at as the scenarios in that adventure, in that order, are the most...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with
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Scaling DC is dumb. As others have pointed out, it completely defeats the point in gaining levels. Also, levels are dumb, but that's a... -
Crimson Longinus replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.I don't quite understand what people see as the difference between a linear adventure and a railroad. It is just linear if the players...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Many railroaded adventure paths are set up that way. And many Computer RPGs. I'm trying to think of a single RPG system that does this.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
frankenpaleo - that is brilliant! :ROFLMAO: I need to find a way to use it with my mates.
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Crimson Longinus reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I'd say its more an argument for a clear--but true--tautology: newer is more popular, or in most cases it wouldn't be what was being...
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Crimson Longinus reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Haha.
I do not like what this thread has become to be about! STOP EXCLUDING ME!!!