Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="AZRogue" data-source="post: 4041380" data-attributes="member: 3963">The rules provide guidelines for how to adjudicate the actions of the characters (players) in a setting. In that respect they actually are the &quot;world&quot;--for the players.The setting itself, however, is there to provide the DM with a framework to tell a story/challenge the characters/entertain. You should probably use the guidelines given when interacting with your PCs, since that's why they were provided, buy there's no need to do that when dealing with your setting outside the influence of your players. You don't need a guideline to tell&nbsp; you how you can interact with the world because you *are* the world. (the term RPG-Masturbation came to mind, which I think is funny--no offense is intended to anyone)I think it is possible for a person to fall off a horse and die from a broken neck. If I want an NPC outside the influence of my players to fall and die in such a way, that's my right, duty, and obligation--the world is in my keeping. Due to the nature of the game, though, the PCs could never fall off a horse and die from a broken neck. That's an important distinction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AZRogue, post: 4041380, member: 3963"] The rules provide guidelines for how to adjudicate the actions of the characters (players) in a setting. In that respect they actually are the "world"--for the players. The setting itself, however, is there to provide the DM with a framework to tell a story/challenge the characters/entertain. You should probably use the guidelines given when interacting with your PCs, since that's why they were provided, buy there's no need to do that when dealing with your setting outside the influence of your players. You don't need a guideline to tell you how you can interact with the world because you *are* the world. (the term RPG-Masturbation came to mind, which I think is funny--no offense is intended to anyone) I think it is possible for a person to fall off a horse and die from a broken neck. If I want an NPC outside the influence of my players to fall and die in such a way, that's my right, duty, and obligation--the world is in my keeping. Due to the nature of the game, though, the PCs could never fall off a horse and die from a broken neck. That's an important distinction. [/QUOTE]

Verification