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<blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 9356055" data-attributes="member: 6807784">This article is complete garbage when it comes to Neotrad play.In Neotrad play, the players are taking on the roles of characters in the story, and the GM takes on the role of something in relation to those characters, such as villains (in the case of 5E), an arbiter of fate, a dangerous and dark world of corruptiong magic, etc.Sound like trad play? That's because it is, just with a little more emphasis on the narrative and thematic elements. You have more character building options so you can build a more authentic character for the world in question. Likewise, the GM often has rules and procedures for generating certain kinds of experiences at the table. Sound like story games? That's because it is! Yes, Neotrad is simply having more crunch then a typical story game, but focusing more on the narrative then you would a contemporary OSR game. It is my preferred style of play because I get to enjoy the parts of stories I love most (the narrative and thematic ideas) and the aspects of RPGs I love most (the game rules that lead to fun experiences). I also like how the GM is always positioned with a slightly unique purpose for most Neotrad games. GMing Symbaroum is a lot different then GMing Mutant Year Zero, not just because of the rules, but because I am representing a different world and thus a different set of aesthetics and tropes and ideas. But at the end of the day, Neotrad and blah blah blah are all nuanced takes on the same core concept of Roleplaying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shardstone, post: 9356055, member: 6807784"] This article is complete garbage when it comes to Neotrad play. In Neotrad play, the players are taking on the roles of characters in the story, and the GM takes on the role of something in relation to those characters, such as villains (in the case of 5E), an arbiter of fate, a dangerous and dark world of corruptiong magic, etc. Sound like trad play? That's because it is, just with a little more emphasis on the narrative and thematic elements. You have more character building options so you can build a more [I]authentic [/I]character for the world in question. Likewise, the GM often has rules and procedures for generating certain kinds of experiences at the table. Sound like story games? That's because it is! Yes, Neotrad is simply having more crunch then a typical story game, but focusing more on the narrative then you would a contemporary OSR game. It is my preferred style of play because I get to enjoy the parts of stories I love most (the narrative and thematic ideas) and the aspects of RPGs I love most (the game rules that lead to fun experiences). I also like how the GM is always positioned with a slightly unique purpose for most Neotrad games. GMing Symbaroum is a lot different then GMing Mutant Year Zero, not just because of the rules, but because I am representing a different world and thus a different set of aesthetics and tropes and ideas. But at the end of the day, Neotrad and blah blah blah are all nuanced takes on the same core concept of Roleplaying. [/QUOTE]

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