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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arilyn" data-source="post: 7637627" data-attributes="member: 6816042">I am going to interject with some personal experiences. I have been involved in this hobby for decades and have played a variety of games. I love role playing, and lean more heavily on the narrative end of things. I tend to role play my characters honestly, and will do things which hurt my chances of success because that's what my character would do. I understand the posters on this thread who claim mechanics aren't needed for roleplaying. I get it. It's been my position for many years, and I have fun playing in this more classical mode. BUT...I decide in these cases what my character will put on the line, and so there is always that layer of safety, even if it seems my character has losses, and is struggling with angst. ( I have done my share of WOD).  When I play in games with role playing mechanics that really puts on the pressure, it is different. It's actually more immersive, despite the initial reaction that role playing mechanics should destroy the player's autonomy. Everything has a more immediate feel, a greater intensity.  There's been skepticism that " story now" games must mean players just trip about getting what they want, and role play mechanics get in the way of me knowing best who my character is. This isn't true. You need to try these games to understand them because just imagining how they work doesn't cut it. Having said all this, I continue to enjoy traditional play. I don't always want that pressure and intensity, and it can be more more challenging to get right.</blockquote>

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