When playing which do you prefer, 1st person or 3rd person?
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Shemeska
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I use both, depending on how much attention I want to give to something, or to stress importance. And I'll usually mix them, at times going all out immersive with an NPC as I talk to the players, and other times stepping back and describing things in a bit more of a 3rd person perspective with 'so and so does this, and so and so walks up to you and says, etc).
Depends on the tone and atmosphere I want to project really.
Depends on the tone and atmosphere I want to project really.
Kid Charlemagne
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Same here (on both counts).
As DM, I always refer to the character, never the person - although sometimes I have to say the person's name to get their attention.
As DM, I always refer to the character, never the person - although sometimes I have to say the person's name to get their attention.
The Thayan Menace
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1st Person Ambience
Agreed, although I try to use 1st person as much as possible ... especially in our current campaign (it keeps up the mystery and suspense).Shemeska said:
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Quasqueton
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Quasqueton said:
I was thinking more of fiction. 1st person stories, 3rd person stories, that sort of thing.
The Thayan Menace
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1st-Person Shooter
Although I use both, 1st person typically lends more immediacy to what's going on in-game.
Although I use both, 1st person typically lends more immediacy to what's going on in-game.
ThirdWizard
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Unless we're specifically talking out of character, first person while playing. So, actions, mannarisms, and speech is always first person, but if someone asks what color my character's eyes are, I'll probably respond in the third person instead of the third.
When DMing I never use first person, always third person. "He does this," and "She does that," instead of "I do this." I can't imagine that first person would be effective while DMing. I consider less myself taking a role when DMing and more facilitating my players' taking of roles. Also it would get confusing if multiple NPCs were involved or when we switched which NPC I was playing.
When DMing I never use first person, always third person. "He does this," and "She does that," instead of "I do this." I can't imagine that first person would be effective while DMing. I consider less myself taking a role when DMing and more facilitating my players' taking of roles. Also it would get confusing if multiple NPCs were involved or when we switched which NPC I was playing.
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