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Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with
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So let me unpack my apparently somewhat cryptic statement. I don't assume that any significant portion of the RPG playing public... -
Ppemerton reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I use my own judgment, of course. Deciding who is acting in good faith, who is acting poorly but with good intent, and who is just a... -
Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Jesus. You took that term and ran an awfully long way away from what I meant by it. Let's try 'useful conversation' and see where that...
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Ppemerton reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Wow.
I mean, you're under no obligation to be constructive. But I generally view the times I'm not acting positively and constructively as...
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Ppemerton reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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Ppemerton reacted to Grendel_Khan's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I'm confused. If you're done with RPGs, and feel personally attacked by them, why are you posting in an RPG thread in an RPG forum? -
Ppemerton reacted to AnotherGuy's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
One of our recent storylines saw the PCs travel to Candlekeep, FR bastion of stored lore. The players seem to enjoyed participating in...
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Ppemerton reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah see, Deep Cuts / TR actually discusses "just do a thing for a cost" a lot. Like if there's no Threat (what the game called a...
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Ppemerton reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
If Force Points aren't meta because The Force is a thing in the universe then Fate Points aren't meta in a whole lot of settings because...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.It's a long time since I've prepped a hex map from scratch (like, 40-ish years?) but found the procedures to be solid. @AbdulAlhazred...
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
OK, but we know that things like willpower, anger, stamina etc all exist IRL, we just don't know how to measure their effect, or to...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I also think of scenes in terms of how much "momentum"/"trajectory" carries across, and in what sort of way. In a RPG, this can include...
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Ppemerton reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
it gets fuzzy doesn't it. I think of scenes as involving conflicts between the characters in the scene. So a scene could take place over...
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Ppemerton reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Love.
Sorry man, this is what peak performance looks like
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Ppemerton replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I feel a little bit qualified to comment on this one, having just run a session of it. The rules are pretty straightforward. We didn't...