Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Yeah. Really defeats the purpose.There are few things more frustrating than a GM who invites you to play a sandbox game and then constantly tells you "No."
Yeah. Really defeats the purpose.There are few things more frustrating than a GM who invites you to play a sandbox game and then constantly tells you "No."
Of course, but video games often scratch the same or a similar itch to tabletop, so it seemed especially relevant.
See for me, the convenience of being able in to play pretty much whenever makes them a good option to scratch that itch.I dunno if that argument helps here. I mean, I've largely left off playing videogames because of the time commitment required to get anywhere with them. Baldur's Gate 3 is something like 65 hours of play - not really short on the time commitment there.
and easier to get to 60 hours or whatever than in a TTRPGSee for me, the convenience of being able in to play pretty much whenever makes them a good option to scratch that itch.
Heh! and that is being efficient, I have over 300 hours and only one actual play through.I dunno if that argument helps here. I mean, I've largely left off playing videogames because of the time commitment required to get anywhere with them. Baldur's Gate 3 is something like 65 hours of play - not really short on the time commitment there.
No, he’s not because no they don’t. There are heaps of games you can sit down and play with zero prep or prior knowledge.Except Umbran is right. TTRPGS do require a large investment of time and energy, more than watching a series on streaming or reading a novel.
That’s not what I said.I’m a fan of games like PbtA or Fate, and if you think you can play one of those games by passively consuming it like binging on a series for three hours, you’ve never played one.
That would be a terrible argument as you can still default to swiping at whatever obstacle is nearest. And “just swiping” is still actively creating fiction.Arguably, those systems require a greater investment than D&D, since you can’t default to « my character swipes at the nearest monster with a sword » and each player is expected to be an active participant in the creation of the fiction.
But all the lightweight games I've tried simply don't have legs. There's just not enough there to have a long term campaign. That, and there aren't really enough rules to make much of a difference to a D&D game.No, he’s not because no they don’t. There are heaps of games you can sit down and play with zero prep or prior knowledge.
Pickup RPGs exist. Solo RPGs exist. Rules light and ultralight RPGs exist. Referee-led blackbox RPGs exist. The argument assumes, wrongly, that none of these exist and all games are roughly equivalent to D&D.
That’s not what I said.
That would be a terrible argument as you can still default to swiping at whatever obstacle is nearest. And “just swiping” is still actively creating fiction.
Isn't the process of:No, he’s not because no they don’t. There are heaps of games you can sit down and play with zero prep or prior knowledge.
I dunno if that argument helps here. I mean, I've largely left off playing videogames because of the time commitment required to get anywhere with them. Baldur's Gate 3 is something like 65 hours of play - not really short on the time commitment there.