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Ppemerton replied to the thread Dragon Reflections 101.This article influenced me a lot. I don't think I've ever used GM-adjudicated alignment since reading it.
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Ppemerton reacted to jian's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with
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Strength. I try and roleplay Raistlin types with their wimpy Str 8 or whatever but then I catch sight of my sweet guns in the mirror*... -
Ppemerton reacted to Artamo's post in the thread What's the hardest attribute to effectively role-play? with
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In all honesty, Con/Dex/Str, probably in that order, largely because they are physical attributes. They don’t really say anything about... -
Ppemerton replied to the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static?.The gap between Paragon and Epic is particularly notable. But you're right that even Paragon tier PCs are remarkable in power. Well, in...
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Ppemerton reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static? with
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True, but then the alternative is usually that the disparity between skill levels become so great at high levels that the less skilled... -
Ppemerton replied to the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?.Railroading is not about the agency of the characters. It's about the agency of the players. A simple example: if my PC is possessed by...
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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Love.
That’s how some campaigns work. Not all. The idea that this was a “side jaunt” with the intention of bolstering them by level or by...
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Ppemerton reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
So I’ve read most of the thread, including the follow up clarifications. It’s certainly possible I missed some details by commenting so...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static?.I don't understand. A 1st level Wizard can't memorise and cast a Wish spell. But an Archmage can. A 1st level fighter can't hope to...
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PThis might be dependent upon the order of narration, what the group understands the narration to be doing and the scope of the...
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Ppemerton replied to the thread Difficulty Numbers: Scaling, or Static?.I don't know what you mean by "meta-explanation". I mean, all RPG gameworlds are authored, and so all have a "meta-explanation" in that...
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PThis is the argument I made myself effectively and this is precisely the best way of doing it. I do this in my games and it works...
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PLet me address all of these posts as a whole instead of individually. I think some big points are being missed. 1: I think some people...
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PYou can't play through a single raise in Dogs without fiction. The most obvious question is how much Fallout do you take?, since the...
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PAs someone who now comes from more narrative systems involving conversations of the fictional positioning - where players aren't...