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hawkeyefan reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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It's funny, but I have been watching a ton of Actual Plays for weeks now, and I have yet to be able to observe any difference in the... -
hawkeyefan reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
"What about the other players?" is not really an issue; the other players are no less engaged if they are trying to take on Nosferatu...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Hriston's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I thought the same thing, especially when the situation the GM is describing, the setting backstory, and the actions the players decide...
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hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Actually good (interesting) Devil's Bargains are often outside the scope of the score, ideally wrapping in factions or Rivals/Allies and...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
This prompted me to look at the SRD on Devil's Bargains: PCs in Blades are reckless scoundrels addicted to destructive vices—they don’t...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Yeah, it sounds like players and GM were not each doing their respective jobs. (As per what the rules say, which I'm taking from the...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I'm looking at this and this from the SRD: The Players Each player creates a character and works with the other players to create the...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".That’s a rather crappy interpretation. I didn’t really describe the mechanics at all…just pointed out that they exist and therefore...
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hawkeyefan reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I don't think all RPG experiences are the same in this regard. It seems to me that you are talking about 'story now' versus 'story...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Perhaps we should take a closer look at what actually happens at the table when we play RPGs. Humans are, by nature and context, story...
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hawkeyefan replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".I think there’s advice in the book for the GM to turn to the players if they’re struggling with ideas. I don’t think it’s meant as...
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hawkeyefan reacted to Artamo's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Well yeah? It’s just a discussion.
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hawkeyefan reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I mean, you’re playing S&V. The game gives you Actions which are the sorts of things characters in War Stars and Firefly do. It asks how...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
You won't get a story out of AD&D 2nd ed, played according to the rules - that is, protagonists in a conflict with rising action, and...
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hawkeyefan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Nearly 16 years ago, Eero Tuovinen wrote this: Here’s how games like Sorcerer, Dogs in the Vineyard, some varieties of Heroquest, The...