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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 3386925" data-attributes="member: 704">I am a professional gamer who considers the game an exercise in creating situational puzzles which the players must resolve, framed in the context of an ongoing story.&nbsp; I do not fudge die rolls, but the primary goal is entertainment.&nbsp; If circumstances lead to a TPK, I will typically contrive some result that will allow the players to keep their characters, unless they chose to let the death stand.&nbsp; It is common in game design to provide challenges that the players must overcome.&nbsp; The plot is usually a series of events that happen independant of the characters.&nbsp; The characters are provided opportunites to influence the outcome of plot.&nbsp; Some players create a backstory so that the characters fit into the campaign; Other only want to roll dice and kill stuff.&nbsp; There is also ample middle ground between the two preferences.&nbsp; Only if the DM does his job badly do the players fail to enjoy the game.There is no reason why a campaign driven by gameplay more than by roleplay cannot have a good story attached.&nbsp; But a failure to understand the difference between the two will often lead to unhappy players.&nbsp; A good DM should be able to craft a game that will be enjoyed by his players, or at least have the foresight to warn people who chose to join the campaign that they may not enjoy the game that he chooses to run.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 3386925, member: 704"] I am a professional gamer who considers the game an exercise in creating situational puzzles which the players must resolve, framed in the context of an ongoing story. I do not fudge die rolls, but the primary goal is entertainment. If circumstances lead to a TPK, I will typically contrive some result that will allow the players to keep their characters, unless they chose to let the death stand. It is common in game design to provide challenges that the players must overcome. The plot is usually a series of events that happen independant of the characters. The characters are provided opportunites to influence the outcome of plot. Some players create a backstory so that the characters fit into the campaign; Other only want to roll dice and kill stuff. There is also ample middle ground between the two preferences. Only if the DM does his job badly do the players fail to enjoy the game. There is no reason why a campaign driven by gameplay more than by roleplay cannot have a good story attached. But a failure to understand the difference between the two will often lead to unhappy players. A good DM should be able to craft a game that will be enjoyed by his players, or at least have the foresight to warn people who chose to join the campaign that they may not enjoy the game that he chooses to run. END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]

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