Joerg Baumgartner's latest activity

Outside of rpg context, a simulation is a test engine for determining outcomes for certain sets of parameters based on observed...

That...or really the exact inverse of that...is what I was getting at in my last post. It's not trying to copy the real world, it's...

Lot's of interesting comments here... my thoughts are now scattered in different directions since each makes sense in its own way...

Setting lore matters in numerous ways. Sometimes the "opponent" of or challenge to the players is the nature of the setting. Starting...

Well, the simple answer to that for at least some people is that they like the set dressing and stat bonus. They don't need another...

There are players who can immerse in their Theatre of the Mind space. I guess that this is a "session zero" or party contract topic...

As the narrator/GM, immersion needs to be defined differently. As player, suspension of disbelieve can be a hurdle to player buy-in. A...

I think that immersion is what makes the difference between in character roleplaying games (whichever platform) and tactical games...

I tend to ignore published scenarios but do mine them for ideas, setting info or well-developed NPCs. Story arcs are useful for a...

Eating your kills reminds me of endless nights playing Nethack, with the tinning kit at the ready to handle surplus bodies. Harvesting...

Yeah that might be a better characterization of the kind of character I tend to like than hero per se, although my current PC is more of...

Advertise, present. Fairs and conventions allow you to interact with potential buyers in person. Youtube videos can provide a canned but...

Personally I prefer playing veteran characters rather than hormonally still unstable teenagers. But then even so, the "knows nothing...

Exactly. You want cataclysmic events in your setting's past so you can encounter such places.

Not quite. Just time will lead to these ancient ruins having been plundered thrice over before your adventurers ever set sight on them...