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FFrozenNorth reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Sure it is. I'm fully capable of deciding whether my character would fall for something or not. I can and do roleplay to the detriment... -
FFrozenNorth reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I enjoy Deception, Insight, Persuasion and Intimidation. The loose system invites GM and players to establish goals, negotiate, create...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
If I "used Intimidate" it would look like this: The player describes a goal and means, which might be "I want to intimidate the orc so...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
But what if it's objectively NOT an intimidating situation? What if the player is thinking that if violence breaks out the NPCs don't...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Agreed. But what I've been hoping to illustrate is that what that looks like...what any one sentient creature is going to do in...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
There is no "apparently honest." Just "You can't tell if he's lying or not." If the DM is saying that they seem trustworthy, the DM is...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to GrimCo's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
Same. I have friends. We also had period when we didn't play rpgs. Friend who was main DM at a time, was only one married and had just...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
Everybody who joins my group is someone I already know outside gaming, or someone another member of the group knows outside of gaming...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
No idea. I don't have gaming tables; I have tables of friends where we choose to play RPGs as a fun activity. If those tables decided...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
While that might seem to be the the most logical feature to want in a group, in my experience it isn't (just that). As @Deset Gled said...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
I'll go a step further: The players you have XX months/years later aren't the same players you have at session 0. Because people...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
It’s mostly luck. Session 0s help a bit, but they’re not the cure all many seem to think. Just look at discussions on here. People...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to payn's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
One shots and organized play. Try before you buy. No more going in blind.
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FFrozenNorth replied to the thread Why do so many campaigns never finish? Genuinely curious what others think.Pretty every campaign I start does something different though. And it’s pretty rare that the something is minor. Most recently, I...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Why do so many campaigns never finish? Genuinely curious what others think with Like.
It’s always wild to me how different people’s play preferences are in this regard. I can’t even imagine a game going for 100+ sessions...