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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 7768186" data-attributes="member: 82779"><p>I've recently gotten into watching the first Critical Role campaign. Mostly, I have it on as background while I work on my own D&D stuff. It's sort of like mood music in that regard.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with [MENTION=6919838]5ekyu[/MENTION] & [MENTION=6791950]cmad1977[/MENTION] in that it's kind of like listening to a radio play.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It has a lot of similarities, but Critical Role has a much large audience than one player's former DM. That popularity gives it a kind of implied authority that goes beyond "the one guy who introduced me to the game did it this way."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Very true.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, yes, it's a thing I've seen before. Fortunately, I haven't seen it often; making me inclined to think it's a rare behavior. But then, I only have experience with a little more than handful of different DMs, a couple of whom I've trained. So, I might be wrong about its rarity.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree, save for one point: third-person monotone is something of a turn off for me. I'd rather have a first person William Shatner impression (or insert other bad acting stereotype here) than third-person monotone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I like to do that too with my NPCs (and my characters on the rare chances I get to play instead of DM). As long as it's quick, it works well. Although, you can do a more involved version of it with the first use of an ability, then the quickie version later is a reminder and call back to the initial description.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree. It's a great opportunity to see how another DM (one who is, apparently, fairly popular and somewhat beloved) handles things. It's a great opportunity to look at what he does and ask myself if using what he does, or elements of it, can improve my game. Sometimes that answer is yes, sometimes it's no.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Without giving a title, that comes off as trying to claim authority granted to you by a group large enough to make your book "bestselling." I'm not saying that was your intent, I'm just saying that if you're going to drop being a "bestselling author" in a conversation, give a name or a link so others can see the presumably great work you've done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 7768186, member: 82779"] I've recently gotten into watching the first Critical Role campaign. Mostly, I have it on as background while I work on my own D&D stuff. It's sort of like mood music in that regard. I also agree with [MENTION=6919838]5ekyu[/MENTION] & [MENTION=6791950]cmad1977[/MENTION] in that it's kind of like listening to a radio play. It has a lot of similarities, but Critical Role has a much large audience than one player's former DM. That popularity gives it a kind of implied authority that goes beyond "the one guy who introduced me to the game did it this way." Very true. Unfortunately, yes, it's a thing I've seen before. Fortunately, I haven't seen it often; making me inclined to think it's a rare behavior. But then, I only have experience with a little more than handful of different DMs, a couple of whom I've trained. So, I might be wrong about its rarity. I agree, save for one point: third-person monotone is something of a turn off for me. I'd rather have a first person William Shatner impression (or insert other bad acting stereotype here) than third-person monotone. I like to do that too with my NPCs (and my characters on the rare chances I get to play instead of DM). As long as it's quick, it works well. Although, you can do a more involved version of it with the first use of an ability, then the quickie version later is a reminder and call back to the initial description. I agree. It's a great opportunity to see how another DM (one who is, apparently, fairly popular and somewhat beloved) handles things. It's a great opportunity to look at what he does and ask myself if using what he does, or elements of it, can improve my game. Sometimes that answer is yes, sometimes it's no. Without giving a title, that comes off as trying to claim authority granted to you by a group large enough to make your book "bestselling." I'm not saying that was your intent, I'm just saying that if you're going to drop being a "bestselling author" in a conversation, give a name or a link so others can see the presumably great work you've done. [/QUOTE]
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