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Meaningful consequences or not, @Micah Sweet has it right: if the outcome is in doubt it should be rolled for. What gets lost here (and... -
Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.The more people like that, the more likely the hobby will turn that way in general. And I don't want that.
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That "meaningful consequence of failure" is just a failure possibility that is distinct from a success possibility. Which the two follow...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.None of that makes it not depressing.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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By "flip it on it's head" I didn't mean the sentiment is incorrect, but that the phrase intended to convey criticism is, for a different... -
Micah Sweet reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I have met many players who are not interested in "collaborative storytelling." Many want to play a game, plain and simple. I still...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?."This is only a problem for some people" hardly flips the criticism on its head.
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Well, that's just depressing.
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Micah Sweet reacted to Corinnguard's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
Level Up: A5e takes a similar approach here with Heritage (who your parents are), Culture (the society you grew up in), Background and...
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Micah Sweet reacted to djotaku's post in the thread I don't get the arguments for bioessentialism with Like.
I don't have time to read 69 pages of replies, but I did read the whole first page. I think I basically agree with those. I think a good...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?."Collaborative storytelling" is not the core goal of roleplaying for everyone. Stories will emerge after the fact, even if you don't...
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Micah Sweet reacted to djotaku's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Yeah, this was the main thrust of my reply. Either the OP doesn't care or the OP is playing with people who don't care. But many do. I...
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Micah Sweet reacted to djotaku's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I think it depends on your players as individuals, the game you're running and the GM. Players: I have heavy RP players in the two...
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Micah Sweet replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Fair enough, but I've never let popularity change my preferences.
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Micah Sweet reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Yeah but while there’s a handful of people like you, threads like this wouldn’t exist if this was a common paradigm in the hobby.