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Thomas Shey reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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It can be quite common in certain types of games (we might call them story-games) for a player to make a bad choice for their character...
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Talislanta fans rejoice! The Talislanta Player's Guide - Epic Edition is today's Deal of the Day at DriveThruRPG! For the next...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.The term has shifted over time, then; the point with the epithet thrown toward certain kinds of GMs was that they either completely...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I was around during the period of the viking-hat GM; Michah's description makes him top down and traditional, but believe me there's a...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I GM a lot, yes. Hey. If you want to get anything out of this discussion, you're gonna have to stop projecting your own emotional... -
Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.I don't think the basics of my position require "truths", just logic. (Take note, @GobHag if you're genuinely interested). Let's say...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Yeah, there are things that come down to pretty much the numbers in play and not much else, and then there are things you need to look...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Velderan's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Especially if there isn't anywhere else that is a replacement. My favorite Italian restaurant closed in October and the worst part is we...
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Thomas Shey reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
An enthusiast will tell you why you should like something they like. A snob will tell you why you're wrong for liking something they don't.
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Thomas Shey reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Not sure if I agree with this. IMHO, aesthetics and resonance matter, and both of these are reasons why players pick certain races even...
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Thomas Shey reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
Because, as we all know, the internet only supports the extremes. We can embrace the broad space between "the GM is all-powerful" and...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.Do you want a real answer to this, Micah, because I absolutely have ones for it, but I don't think you've liked it when I've presented...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.And I'll answer the same way I did earlier: because a lot of them don't share your concerns and just want a bit of color and look...
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Thomas Shey replied to the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players?.The key word here however is "slow". I'll give you we don't have the full Viking-hat GMing habits as commonly as we did a half-century...