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    "I don't like my Christmas present" -- do you enjoy getting treasure?

    I like mostly story related items. Or items that fit my character's style. Or in some cases I am interested about bonuses they grant to me, if game is very combat focused. Then I like calculted my every coin. If game is more plot-drawn marking all crap on my character sheet feels like wasted...
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    Ashamed of being a Gamer?

    It really depends on company. I live in Finland and some places you can be how you are, other place's it's really better just shut up and act boring and unnoticable, unless you have some job-related good things to discuss. Work time is not hanging with friends, and not all work-places are for...
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    Why do all the characters die in British TV?

    I have somewhat dark past. I was always most sane person of my company. And I have seen many bad things, and luckily I wasn't there anymore when most bad things happened. I understand people well, but I have low empathy. Luckily maybe. Even for myself, which is good thing. I have permanent...
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    Ashamed of being a Gamer?

    Not really. I just don't speak about it normally anymore than I speak what computer games I play. It's not often something I put into my job-application, but not only thing I skip (I don't mention computer games either). I've run into some misunderstanding that it refer's to sexual...
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    Why do all the characters die in British TV?

    I like british shows better usually. Problem comes when main baddie player want out of series and he/it/she is replaced by some lamer chacter/not so good actor/teeny type when it used to be "adult". Tha's when it starts to suck. Always. Replacing main heroes, sometimes it works and sometimes...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    Can't exp you now, but I just say I I like that. Sounds very fun.
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    I'd just like to know if you forced her to play female character, because she was female in real life. That would make all her compains legal, because apperently you set her apart of rest of team and she had to suck it up. If she wanted to, and was ok with it, and then got into some "feminist...
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    Do you like being saved? Or the Dues ex machina in action

    I think "being saved by ex machina" sucks fun out of game. It's another thing to set up system for fate points or have actual plot even that just is supposed to play pc:s into believing for while they are in trouble. It works best if pc:s expect additional forces to appear or someone coming to...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    S'mon I agree. It might have worked for our typical problem guy too, but when we were teeny at that time gm was playing his authority to provoke. All kinda of alternative takes I have used. Some city's had "peace-bonds" for weapons. Some regulater weapon bigger than short sword. And only...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    Ah remains me of this one player (great dm, very bad control issues as pc) who always started some spree of stupid evil that started about showing respect to authority (he had real life issues about that) or asked to give weapons to guards. I kinda understand that however. If we are under-dogs...
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    Electronic Gaming Tools - What to use both during and in-between sessions

    I have most of my modules (pathfinder) in computer. Also notes for my own adventure notes. character sheets everyone have on exel. Notepad/word both used for notes. I use abode reader for those files (I've subst. pathinder for 2 years pdf:s are really nice addition). It kinda sucks but I am...
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    Your Game in Dramatic Terms

    None of those options, not really. Maybe epic but not that kinda epic. Maybe mix of horror, but it's not about characters dying. Sometimes maybe ran's like buffy series. One season theme, boss of the day, corruption of pc:s mayhaps. Season change, aka new kinda stuff but with same characters...
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    Players: Do you wear/carry "props" to the game?

    No, as dm I made some prop letter and things like that. Costumes are for larps. I always though dressing up to regular table top game was weird, to say at least. I don't think it much happened in my country. I've not heard anything in real life relating to that. Larps yes, table-top gaming, no...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    I think I don't mind so much what kinda laws/habit/culture has in game, but big point for me is that I am not forced to play "victim"/"npc"-character when I don't choose to do so, while everyone else on table can play "normal" character. Some gamemaster liked girls to play girls, while at the...
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    Role-playing Games in Libraries

    I used to game in libraries. To avoid my annoying family and my friend's room that was total mess (only one where we could avoid annoying parents). So we got ourselves library's study room, playing out at open table was too noisy. Later on they started to complain we were too noisy as other...
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    Do fantasy RPGs have to be fantasical?

    Not really fan of "low-magic" games. I actually prefer to play mythic heroes type of games eventually. And in those stories main heroes wasn't so mundene to start with, except for rare expections. I played way too many lowbie games and all those storytelling games by white wolf. And pretty much...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    Cultural gender-roles are different animal. This tend to affect actual gaming lot. I refuse to play female in culture were females are dissed. I've gotten into argument about this, not for any more special reason, as some groups wanted to people to play characters with same gender. Really, who...
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    When modern ethics collide with medieval ethics

    This modern versus different time (universe, culture) problem rises head very often in my another group. Some people just can't reskin their own personal preferances how to live life (not just morals) for fantasy games. Said persons also tend to make adventure-avoiding turtling characters...
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    "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" or "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning"?

    I have tried to start Skyrim couple of time but I hate combat system. Well, I could get over it, running around world is kinda fun but get's old very soon. Warrior/Rogues are easiest to play. Magic got short stick. Worst for me is conversations with utterly boring npc:s. I got bored after one...
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