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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6457838" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Spinning off from the Perkins thread. RPGs are fun to play, often great to read, but are they actually watchable? Can you watch an RPG being played (live or on video)? There are thousands of gameplay videos on YouTube; some of them live at a table, some of them via online VTTs and the like.</p><p></p><p>Have you watched an RPG session all the way through? If so, did you enjoy it?</p><p></p><p>I know WotC produces gameplay videos with (a) themselves and (b) Chris Perkins plus showbiz types. The latter tend to involve a bunch of people - the DM, all the players - every one of which is performing for the camera, and knows how to do that. Does that make a difference to the watchability of an RPG session? </p><p></p><p>Here's my personal experience:</p><p></p><p>1) Generally speaking, I find watching an RPG to be pretty tedious. They're great to play, but I'd rather eat my own foot than watch one. Mainly, they're unwatchable. It's just the nature of the beast.</p><p></p><p>2) The exception to this is when the DM and all the players are professional (or at least know what they're doing) performers for camera. However, in that case, what you see is a mix of an RPG and professional improvised comedy.</p><p></p><p>3) I'm hoping Tabletop changes this with its new RPG show. That said, they'll all be professional actors and the like, and it will be very expertly edited and cut, so I'm sure it will be very watchable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6457838, member: 1"] Spinning off from the Perkins thread. RPGs are fun to play, often great to read, but are they actually watchable? Can you watch an RPG being played (live or on video)? There are thousands of gameplay videos on YouTube; some of them live at a table, some of them via online VTTs and the like. Have you watched an RPG session all the way through? If so, did you enjoy it? I know WotC produces gameplay videos with (a) themselves and (b) Chris Perkins plus showbiz types. The latter tend to involve a bunch of people - the DM, all the players - every one of which is performing for the camera, and knows how to do that. Does that make a difference to the watchability of an RPG session? Here's my personal experience: 1) Generally speaking, I find watching an RPG to be pretty tedious. They're great to play, but I'd rather eat my own foot than watch one. Mainly, they're unwatchable. It's just the nature of the beast. 2) The exception to this is when the DM and all the players are professional (or at least know what they're doing) performers for camera. However, in that case, what you see is a mix of an RPG and professional improvised comedy. 3) I'm hoping Tabletop changes this with its new RPG show. That said, they'll all be professional actors and the like, and it will be very expertly edited and cut, so I'm sure it will be very watchable. [/QUOTE]
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