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<blockquote data-quote="Kinak" data-source="post: 6282638" data-attributes="member: 6694112">To avoid being like an MMO, play to tabletop's strengths.Provide problems, not solutions - They need to harvest the seeds from a tree that a sleeping dragon is wrapped around. How? That's their problem, let them come up with something.Engage Roleplaying - Maybe the bird will give up its feathers if they successfully appeal to its vanity or a troll will let them pass if bribed.Dynamic Enemies - A rival group seeks to complete the ritual first or complete a counter ritual. Both groups can buy more time by disrupting the other.Terrain as an enemy - Especially at low-levels, a swamp or river can be a serious obstacle.I'm sure there are more, but the real trick is to let player ingenuity and skills bear as much of the weight as combat abilities. MMOs almost all focus on the combat, so the less you're leaning on combat, the less you'll look like an MMO.Cheers!Kinak</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kinak, post: 6282638, member: 6694112"] To avoid being like an MMO, play to tabletop's strengths. Provide problems, not solutions - They need to harvest the seeds from a tree that a sleeping dragon is wrapped around. How? That's their problem, let them come up with something. Engage Roleplaying - Maybe the bird will give up its feathers if they successfully appeal to its vanity or a troll will let them pass if bribed. Dynamic Enemies - A rival group seeks to complete the ritual first or complete a counter ritual. Both groups can buy more time by disrupting the other. Terrain as an enemy - Especially at low-levels, a swamp or river can be a serious obstacle. I'm sure there are more, but the real trick is to let player ingenuity and skills bear as much of the weight as combat abilities. MMOs almost all focus on the combat, so the less you're leaning on combat, the less you'll look like an MMO. Cheers! Kinak [/QUOTE]

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