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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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This. I think there's a distinct difference between being immersed "in the setting" and immersed "in the character". I find it...
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I remember everyone at one game wanted to kill Drizzt when he showed up one time. 😂
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I appreciate the comments. KSAGG is like the super bowl of BT for me so I definitely put a lot of work into it. Not sure if I shared my...
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I wrote about immersion at some length in issue 5 of The Path of Cunning, the GURPS fanzine I co-edit. It's a bit long to repeat all of...
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