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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Immersion?.I do have to point there were people who were of that opinion 40 years ago. Heck, there were some who claimed that for many people it... -
Thomas Shey reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Thomas Shey reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I was involved in a photoshoot (I've posted a couple of the pictures here, on occasion) that featured a couple of alt models. One of...
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I do.
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Because I've seen people act like its unfathomable? I'm surprised you haven't seen that too.
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Thomas Shey reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I was ready to poo-poo this when I first glanced at it, assuming it was GM or setting-creator background, but I love seeing this type of...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
Or maybe I've been the forever GM most of my life hearing horror stories like this about the abuse players have had to endure at other...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I'd suggest it also matters whether a player gets into the game interested in playing in faction politics and the like in the first...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I’ve lost people I’ve played off, but not to mortality, just to time & tides. I’ve still got my parents, who created this particular...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
Wow.
I was listening to a documentary about JCM’s career, and apparently, Jack was originally supposed to be a black dude- they were an... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread Immersion?.Maybe of a sort? That's the problem as addressed earlier in this thread; people tend to have a couple different definitions at least...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
This raises* the question: what is the line between an abstraction and a simulation mechanic? *not "begs." That's not what "begs the...
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Thomas Shey reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+] with Like.
Great post. I think Rolemaster is massively underappreciated as a genuinely well-designed and evocative sim game. To my mind second...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Immersion?.Uh, if you're reading me as saying its some sort of superior play style, you've misread me. I haven't played in a serious immersive...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Immersion?.As I learned years ago when MUSHing, there's something to be said for roleplaying in a purely text environment.