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VVLessa reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Who gets to say what and when… that’s a rule. So if the conversation that is the game is happening, then rules are being used. -
VI think story, as it's used in this article, means a broad outline of the expected fictional content of gameplay, so the "story" of D&D...
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VI think this is just a terminology issue I'm not understanding, not a problem with the article, but for the life of me I can't...
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VI kind of think it "depends", there is no formula for a good game, otherwise companies like EA and Ubisoft wouldn't be in so much...
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VSo two members of my longtime gaming group needed a game for our Monday night session via Discord when another game was placed on hold...
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VVLessa reacted to Hriston's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I thought the same thing, especially when the situation the GM is describing, the setting backstory, and the actions the players decide...
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VVLessa reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I agree with this. I enjoy GMing, or playing, a RPG session - generally I enjoy it a lot! And a significant part of my enjoyment is...
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VVLessa reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I was struck by this post. There can't be a RPG without "fiction": shared imagination is core to RPGing. Funny hats, voices and other...
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VPopular non retroclone OSR systems would be The Black Hack, Mork Borg, Into the Odd, Knave, Cairn, Shadowdark, 5 Torches Deep...
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VHot Take: the marketing makes a game OSR. The slightly spicier hot take: OSR games tend to be structured around an imagined (mostly...
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VVLessa reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
It seems to me that there may be a profitable distinction to be made between: 1. We are creating story with planned direction - 'OK in...
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VVLessa reacted to Basic Expert's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
I believe this is true even in more narrative or "story"-based games, like Fate, Quest, PbtA, Sorcerer or what have you. These games...
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VVLessa reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The thing about “Be a Fan of the Player Characters” that always seems to get glossed over in these discussions is that a) every game...
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VVLessa reacted to HeroineIs's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I’d say modern TTRPG mechanics usually focus on streamlining play, giving players narrative tools, or adding emergent gameplay. Things...
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VVLessa reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The difference is that someone can externally verify if you are following game mechanics because they are procedural. "Be a fan of the...