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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 6338874" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>I haven't got any links, but I can say a bit more how Pulsipher's article addresses this. (In parts that I didn't quote.)</p><p></p><p>He mostly takes for granted that the GM will be the main determinant of playstyle. He gives the following advice to GMs:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">When you choose a style, keep the preferences of your potential players in mind.</p><p></p><p>And he gives the following advice to players:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The most important thing to remeber about <em>D&D</em> is that the nature of play depends on the DM. If you try it once and dislike it, in many cases it will be dislike of a particular style rather than of the game itself. I have known players who tries "absurd <em>D&D</em>" and decided <em>D&D</em> was a lousy game; but when persuaded to try "wargamer's <em>D&D</em> they loved it.</p><p></p><p>And in an earlier article in the same series, he writes:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">I know of people who tied <em>D&D</em> and didn't like it, but who becamse enthusiastic about it as played by my group; and there were those who played frequently elsewhere but never cared for our kind of game.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think this is all pretty good stuff. It's down to earth. It's up-front about the author's own preferences. And it's ecumenical about what counts as RPGing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 6338874, member: 42582"] I haven't got any links, but I can say a bit more how Pulsipher's article addresses this. (In parts that I didn't quote.) He mostly takes for granted that the GM will be the main determinant of playstyle. He gives the following advice to GMs: [indent]When you choose a style, keep the preferences of your potential players in mind.[/indent] And he gives the following advice to players: [indent]The most important thing to remeber about [i]D&D[/i] is that the nature of play depends on the DM. If you try it once and dislike it, in many cases it will be dislike of a particular style rather than of the game itself. I have known players who tries "absurd [i]D&D[/i]" and decided [i]D&D[/i] was a lousy game; but when persuaded to try "wargamer's [i]D&D[/i] they loved it.[/indent] And in an earlier article in the same series, he writes: [indent]I know of people who tied [i]D&D[/i] and didn't like it, but who becamse enthusiastic about it as played by my group; and there were those who played frequently elsewhere but never cared for our kind of game.[/indent] Personally, I think this is all pretty good stuff. It's down to earth. It's up-front about the author's own preferences. And it's ecumenical about what counts as RPGing. [/QUOTE]
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