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FFrozenNorth reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with
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It depends greatly on the goals the players come up with. If a PCs goal is to explore the world, then exploring the world is not only... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
Player driven sandbox. BW enforces said playstyle by having the primary focus of play being PC Goal Completion, as opposed to the more...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
Key tropes of BW play: GM builds adventures based upon on-the-character-sheet goals set by players All actions need to specify goal...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
Again, opinionated means more than just having an opinion. And I'm just going to leave it at that.
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
It means more than that. It means one is "dogmatic in expressing their opinion" or to "firmly or unduly adhere to one's opinion." I've...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MGibster's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
Oh, wow. Opinionated has such negative connotations that it's not a good way to start a conservation on a positive note. Personally, I...
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FYeap, I think d20 was first and foremost built to be a Swiss army knife for power leveling fantasy. Thats is a good thing, but its also...
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FSee, I tend to find the fun vanishes in D&D because of its generality and lack of any specificity. It does a lot of things, but nothing...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
I was wanting to make a post in this thread, and your post helped me focus my thoughts. To my mind, a lot of games that others...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
I think the more interested you are in having a strong creative vision and paring that in with a mechanical setup that rewards it, the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
I have mixed feelings at best about overly "opinionated" games, but I have seen some that seemed to do a credibly job of what they were...
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FFrozenNorth 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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FI think playstyle is important and the distinction of calling them opinionated isnt necessary. Part of the design evolution of RPGs is...
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle".Currently reading Band of Blades and though I haven’t played it, it seems to qualify. The strongly intended playstyle is military...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to thullgrim's post in the thread Why do so many campaigns never finish? Genuinely curious what others think with Like.
GM Burnout. New Shiny. I get bored a want to change things up. I’ve gotten better the last couple of year though. Rigorously cutting...