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<blockquote data-quote="nevin" data-source="post: 8559890" data-attributes="member: 7024481">No what I mean is if DM starts describing say orcs, Like World of Warcraft orcs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then spells get described like you see in say final fantasy, then the players consciously or unconciously follow along and start acting like they are in one of those games.&nbsp; &nbsp; It’s not about DM expectations it’s about the base programming of our brains.&nbsp; We are programmed to mirror those around us. It’s what keeps us from killing each other.&nbsp; DM is obviously the biggest tone setter but it can come from the players too.&nbsp; &nbsp; I don’t know about everyone else but when my DM defaults to World of Warcraft descriptions, or Final fantasy, or any game I know well then I have a hard time not feeling like I”m in that game , and since thone games have a reset every time you die that can be very very bad for an RPG.&nbsp; Short version if I’m getting rehashed Video game ideas or giving them out then In my opinion it huts immersion.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes it’s just little things like the description starts a 15 minute conversation about an awesome video game moment.&nbsp; Fun, but totally sucks the steam out of the current game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nevin, post: 8559890, member: 7024481"] No what I mean is if DM starts describing say orcs, Like World of Warcraft orcs. Then spells get described like you see in say final fantasy, then the players consciously or unconciously follow along and start acting like they are in one of those games. It’s not about DM expectations it’s about the base programming of our brains. We are programmed to mirror those around us. It’s what keeps us from killing each other. DM is obviously the biggest tone setter but it can come from the players too. I don’t know about everyone else but when my DM defaults to World of Warcraft descriptions, or Final fantasy, or any game I know well then I have a hard time not feeling like I”m in that game , and since thone games have a reset every time you die that can be very very bad for an RPG. Short version if I’m getting rehashed Video game ideas or giving them out then In my opinion it huts immersion. Sometimes it’s just little things like the description starts a 15 minute conversation about an awesome video game moment. Fun, but totally sucks the steam out of the current game. [/QUOTE]

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