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Walter_J said:Here's a link to a Gygax interview that talks about 3E (and 2E actually.) I really like Gary's answer to the second question, when he talks about stories and RPG's.
To wit:
"I think that it's very interesting. To me, to say that a role-playing game is all story is nonsense. If it's all about the story, pick up a darned book and read it. The story comes after the play; you don't know what the story is going to be until that particular episode is finished. Then you can tell the story. But until then it isn't the Master directing the players in little roles—that's called theater. It's the players impacting the environment, and the base story that has brought them there, and then creating a story from there."
I've felt the same way about stories and D&D since I first started playing 20+ years ago, although I always get outnumbered in any discussion these days
I don't think you are as alone as you think in that sentiment. I have said words to that effect MANY times, especially when bickering with pro-narrativists and minimalists.
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