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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 746970" data-attributes="member: 5834">ReJoshua,I agree that D&D straight "out of the box" is a hack n' slash game of treasure accumulation. It does require modification and exceptional players to capture the feel of a literary plot.I just feel the game designers really do attempt to emulate a literary feel to the game within the framework of the rules. Most game designers are very well read, and literature is often what fuels their imagination when designing games. I definitely feel this applies to module designers. Many module plots would make interesting books if a good writer were to develop them. I understand your point. I just feel that obtaining a literary feel to  games has more to do with the players and the DM than the game rules.Barsoomcore, To me, Tolkien is about heroics and a certain type of game play where players act in an honorable, courageous, good manner. I did not say that I desired to play in Middle Earth, which is entirely different than playing in a Tolkienesque manner. As far as developing a story plot that emulates Tolkien's, I could do the following:1. A Frodo-type would be an NPC. The PC's would be some of the figures escorting him. Even when the group broke up, and Frodo went his own way, he would still be an NPC. His mission would be a success, but the players would never know that until it was done since they would be battling elsewhere attempting to divert the eye of Sauron.2. Gandalf might be an NPC as well, though I might let a good roleplayer that doesn't abuse power run him.3. Everyone else could well be a PC.4. I would never attempt to perfectly emulate Tolkien's story. I would create my own and work in the twists and turns in an interesting manner.The campaigns I like to run are always story first and the mechanical stuff second. We usually do one battle a game session, then a bunch of roleplaying. Even this last session, we spent about 20 minutes in-character discussing what to do with orc women and children. These kinds of situations are important to character development, so I make sure to allow the players ample time to roleplay their position. Character development is essential to story development and I always strongly encourage players to think about their characters and develop a consistent personality.I think for myself, it helps that I like to read and write. If I didn't, I feel it would be exceedingly difficult to know what you have to do to create a story-like feel to a RPG.</blockquote>

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