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<blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 9664277" data-attributes="member: 16586">All roleplaying games are going to deal with some sort of conflict that play will focus on. I don't think world building and situation framing that focus on conflicts that are external to the player characters are inherently more organic than those that are more personal in nature. I don't think Dogwood is less organic than Law and Order. I certainly do not think that Vampire - The Masquerade's focus on these century long conspiracies and drawing players into these elaborate mysteries is more organic than Requiem's focus on the night to night of being a vampire, your relationship your sire and your touchstones - the people who keep you connected to your humanity. The sorts of fiction about personal stakes feel far more organic than adventuring (and all the setting level contrivances needed to make that work) to me.I also really do not like the contention that a focus on the people, places and things that matter to characters going about their lives is equivalent to drama.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Campbell, post: 9664277, member: 16586"] All roleplaying games are going to deal with some sort of conflict that play will focus on. I don't think world building and situation framing that focus on conflicts that are external to the player characters are inherently more organic than those that are more personal in nature. I don't think Dogwood is less organic than Law and Order. I certainly do not think that Vampire - The Masquerade's focus on these century long conspiracies and drawing players into these elaborate mysteries is more organic than Requiem's focus on the night to night of being a vampire, your relationship your sire and your touchstones - the people who keep you connected to your humanity. The sorts of fiction about personal stakes feel far more organic than adventuring (and all the setting level contrivances needed to make that work) to me. I also really do not like the contention that a focus on the people, places and things that matter to characters going about their lives is equivalent to drama. [/QUOTE]

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