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Ggban007 replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".While I may agree with not getting that outcome naturally, I don't think that is only definition of story, and that you can have stories...
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Ggban007 reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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There's a big difference between giving agency towards what kind of scene will be presented versus how the scene will be resolved. Many... -
Ggban007 reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
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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Ggban007 reacted to gorice's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
To expand on this: someone (I think it was Ron Edwards) once said that an RPG needs to have some things that are fixed, and some things...
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Ggban007 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Great questions! I think we spin waaaaay to much over the distinctions here, like between, "...is a story," and, "...is a story...
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Ggban007 reacted to payn's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I see it more as seeding a story. You are choosing a setting and characters and then making something of that. I dont mind a little prep...
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Ggban007 reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I believe this is true even in more narrative or "story"-based games, like Fate, Quest, PbtA, Sorcerer or what have you. These games...
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Ggban007 reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Personally, I play TTRPGs because I like games. If I just wanted a story generator, I'd do collaborative writing with my friends. I've...
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Ggban007 reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
This As a DM I want to set up a situation and then let the players solve it. I dont have a correct/preferred way for it to be solved...
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Ggban007 reacted to Fifinjir's post in the thread What videogames are you playing in 2026? with Like.
Currently playing the Unity version of Daggerfall. Modded for more enemies, more flair for villages and cities, random encounters in...
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Ggban007 reacted to gnarlygninja's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I started with Thud! when I was in high school, and didn't really read any more Discworld until I met people in college who liked them...
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Ggban007 reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Oh yeah, definitely should've qualified that I meant the best way to consume media the first time
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Ggban007 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Conversely, I've found the later books make me want to run a (slightly more serious) game set in a similarly evolving fantasy world. I...
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Ggban007 reacted to prabe's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Again, not really trying to argue, here, just pointing at a different experience and POV: My wife is one of the people who got me in to...
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Ggban007 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Equal Rites, I believe, is the first non-Rinceworld book and is only #3 in the saga. You get more Unseen University, you get an early...