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zarionofarabel reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread What TTRPGs Excel At Not Having Combat? with
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Definitely recommend Call of Cthulhu. There are lots of great horror-mystery scenarios out there, but they do often involve combat... -
zarionofarabel replied to the thread What TTRPGs Excel At Not Having Combat?.Yeah, second for Burning Wheel. Definitely a system I could see running an entire campaign without a single combat encounter and it not...
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zarionofarabel reacted to TheAlkaizer's post in the thread What TTRPGs Excel At Not Having Combat? with
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Burning Wheel has rules for fighting. But I've found out of all the games I've played, it can satisfyingly go on the longest without any... -
zarionofarabel reacted to guachi's post in the thread What TTRPGs Excel At Not Having Combat? with Like.
I'll second Call of Cthulu. It's the game you play when you want a bit of 1920s Earth history with your RPG.
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread What is your favourite character type, (prof, class etc) And why?.Whatever the setting equivalent of the mythic chivalrous knight is. A protector of the weak, champion of the oppressed, honorable and...
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zarionofarabel reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Like.
I do. I enjoy it, I think other people enjoy it, but I've definitely annoyed some people over the years. I played in an Adventurer's...
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zarionofarabel reacted to DragonLancer's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Like.
I don't think that in all my years I have ever had a game where it wasn't obvious when the player was talking, describing their actions...
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zarionofarabel reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with
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Yes, this is exactly it. On the other hand, if the GM read the boxed text for every area, and never added their own narration, the... -
zarionofarabel reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Love.
You know how some people say that certain choices by other players "breaks their immersion"? It's that. We're all sitting around...
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zarionofarabel replied to the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play?.Okay, cool. Probably the same way I find the "box text" jarring when a GM switches from natural "ad lib" narration to a "set-piece" of...
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zarionofarabel reacted to Moving Pictures's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Like.
I try as often as feasible. Key NPCs gain affectations, mannerisms.
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zarionofarabel reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Haha.
Same. I can do a slightly deeper gravely version of what is kinda a mix between the bad guy from the Wishmaster movie and the bad guy...
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zarionofarabel reacted to Professor Murder's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Haha.
Sir, my wife is a nurse. Why would I endanger my own life in such a way?
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zarionofarabel reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Like.
To expand on what @zarionofarabel asked: how much voice change does it take to annoy you? So, funny voices are right out. Are accents a...
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zarionofarabel reacted to el-remmen's post in the thread Do you use "voice acting" when you play? with Like.
I don't really do voices as a regular thing. I give examples to make an NPC stand out and occasionally pepper it in to maintain that...