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This comes close to my feelings. Winning and losing in an RPG are mostly down to the mission at hand, but success or failure are usually... -
Well, note that in many multi-player games, several players can lose before the game ends. You can go bankrupt in Monopoly, and the...
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That's not unreasonable, really. Having your character achieve their goal/s feels a lot like winning, and having your character fail to...
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By that logic, you don't lose in your bowling league, because you get to play next week no matter what happens this week. "So long as...
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You almost got there. You win, as a player, by having your character achieve their goal/s--this can be kinda fractal, goals can be...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread Optimization and optimizers....Powergaming (optimizers, munchkins, ect.) is a recognized playstyle and there's nothing wrong with it. The players in a group aren't...
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Theory of Games reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with
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I'm finding. . Internet Randoms. Very flakes. Turn up few sessions then afk. Generally. 50% flakesy or unsuitable 30% ok 10% ideal... -
Theory of Games reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with
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Theory of Games reacted to Distracted DM's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Like.
Make a date, a time. That's how you'll know if it's actual interest, or "oh yeah maybe sometime someday not really." "We're playing...
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Theory of Games reacted to MNblockhead's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Sad.
Age and industry make a difference. Generation X and older will tend to hold more negative connotations about TTRPGs than younger...
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Theory of Games reacted to mearls's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Like.
I think it's a bigger issue with people having a hard time making friends or committing to social events. It's a real thing.
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Theory of Games reacted to DarkCrisis's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Like.
I’ve had success finding people on line and or at the game store but work friends and IRL randos is pretty dismal.
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Theory of Games reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread D&D General In this day and age, people still laugh when you invite them to play D&D. with Like.
I've had some luck organizing public games, but that is more of "build it and see who comes" than reaching out in person. The people who...
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Theory of Games replied to the thread OSR Designing Dungeons - A Course.Interesting that people are taking a course. I'd suggest reading Mike Carr's In Search of the Unknown and Gygax's AD&D 1e Dungeon...
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Theory of Games reacted to kigmatzomat's post in the thread Judge Rules That AI Training Doesn't Violate Copyright with Like.
What this case does NOT cover is the USE of the database/LLM. This ruling is about a case where the AI company bought a huge number of...