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Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with
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I had a lot of fun with 4e. For most of it I played a fighter with Come and Get It, which I thought was a fantastic power both... -
Nytmare reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
If we're staying in the fictional frame and not referencing the mechanics, one of two things is happening. 1) Nothing that has stakes...
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Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
'No, no, all the edition changes that sidelined other people's playstyles were fine, it's only the one that sidelined my playstyle that...
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Nytmare replied to the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out.".There's a whole lot of difference between "you can describe what this magic spell looks like however you want, the special effects don't...
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Nytmare reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
The idea that what we're calling the fiction is 'just flavour' is probably a core problem in how different people see what playing an...
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Nytmare reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
And we're back at this again. My very last response on it: We simply do not engage mechanics first at my table. We take fiction...
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Nytmare reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Real people make stupid decisions with easily avoidable consequences all the time. Characters who always make the appropriate...
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Nytmare reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
This isn't hard. If the thing the clock is measuring is known to the characters, then it isn't meta. If the clock's reference is...
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Nytmare reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
The GM narrates the outcome of the roll. He says what happens, and then adds “I’m adding two ticks to the X clock” to represent that...
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Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Also, it's so structured. You're telling me that I have to wait for the other guy to do all their stuff, and I just sit around watching...
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Nytmare reacted to soviet's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
So every decision made by a player in an RPG is somewhat meta by definition? IRL I don't know my to-hit bonus, damage dice, hit points...
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Nytmare reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Just a quick aside for those reading this thread and unfamiliar with what might be termed more "narrative" games so that a wrong...
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Nytmare reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
But your whole explanation of how clocks are the main framing mechanism for play is simply incorrect. They do often measure when...
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Nytmare reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Pacing. There are benefits to allowing to tension and pressure to build, especially in the context of a game built on heists and...
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Nytmare reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
Yes, obviously we do. The game does not need to always punch the characters in the face on a 4/5 or even a 1-3. Sometimes it makes more...