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It seems as though it should be possible to make a character who notices things, or who knows things. As a GM I actually prefer having... -
@Bill Zebub Don't take this the wrong way, it's not attack or anything like that. But from this, and posts on other topics, i get the...
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To have fun playing a game that includes the tropes of the desired genre without necessarily getting personally uncomfortable.
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Xamnam reacted to SableWyvern's post in the thread Neopets Terminates Geekify's License, TTRPG in Jeopardy with
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There is no reason to include a section in the rules about how to deal with sexual content if the game is meant to be about raising pets... -
But the in-world reality isn’t “picks a feat, which everyone gets a choice of at adulthood.” That’s how the ability is gated for PCs. It...
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Always start at level 1 for my home games. I also think nearly all of the other games I played in such as Adventure League started at...
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Xamnam reacted to Hriston's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I think it's pretty well established anecdotally that an author, in a non-RPG context, can be surprised, in the process of writing, by...
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Xamnam reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
@Bill Zebub My examples include social/mental/emotional mechanics and social/emotional consequences: * A player submitting his PC to...
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Xamnam reacted to CreamCloud0's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
yeah, you can intellectually understand that your character might be angry or under pressure, but you really aren't experiencing the...
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Xamnam reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Speaking personally having to have an internal model of a character that includes things like unwanted feelings, intrusive thoughts and...
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Xamnam reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with
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Frankly, I don't think there is anything but other kinds of immersion. The experience being described there is so personal and so tied... -
Xamnam reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
You didn't ask me, but I definitely am surprised to "discover" new facets of my character while playing. I don't work out my...
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Xamnam reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yeah, its largely not going to be visible from the outside; that's why I can slip from Author to IC fairly easily most of the time and...
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Xamnam reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
I mean, I think the core distinction is that I don't feel the weight of that discovery if the discovery is a choice I make as a player...
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Xamnam reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Well, no, not exactly. This is you inferring something that's not really what I'm talking about. My decision making for Clara was...