Incenjucar
Legend
I don't recognize a difference. I don't play two or three separate games under one heading.
Setting the Dial: The Perfect Mix of Play and Roleplay
- Thread starter CleverNickName
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FitzTheRuke
Legend
I don't know why so many people put "role-play" and "combat" on opposite ends of some imaginary spectrum.
I role-play like crazy during combat.
I prefer a game with at least one good fight per session, but the story is the most important part of the game.
I role-play like crazy during combat.
I prefer a game with at least one good fight per session, but the story is the most important part of the game.
Libramarian
Adventurer
[MENTION=50987]CleverNickName[/MENTION], could you explain what you mean specifically by "deep" here?
Like deep immersion? Roleplaying in a way that makes you really feel like the character?
Like deep immersion? Roleplaying in a way that makes you really feel like the character?
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
Well, like I wrote in the first post...the type of game that is almost pure storytelling, with hardly any dice-rolling at all. I'm trying really hard to steer clear of a lot of word traps that usually come up in threads like this...words like "immersion," or "simulation," or "gamist," etc. I am just trying to get a feel for how much storytelling vs. dice-throwing people like in their games, that's all.
the Jester
Legend
This poll fails by assuming that you cannot have both.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
But you can have both, J. If you set the dial at 5, you have exactly the same amount of each "pigment" in the mix. Whether you are mixing a pint or a hundred gallons, the ratio is equal.
Daztur
Hero
False dichotomy is false. Some of the best RPG I've had has been during combat and some of the worst roleplay (i.e. "I roll diplomacy on the guard" with no other narration etc.) has been during adventures with nearly no combat.
That said, I want combat that's fast to resolve so that there's time for lots of fights and/or stuff other than fights.
That said, I want combat that's fast to resolve so that there's time for lots of fights and/or stuff other than fights.
Yora
Legend
I agree. Some people simply enjoy the tactics and exitements of a fight.
But others really care mostly for the uncertainty each fight brings and what consequences the outcome of the fight has on the story. For this group it is great when the time from starting each encounter to ending it can be relatively short, so you have a lot of time for the buildup before the action and then can quickly get to dealing with the outcome. Usually I'd say people of the first group would be served better playing Warhammer, but since WotC took over D&D, the game has significantly shifted to providing material for such types of groups as well, so they need to find a way that enables both kinds of combat encounters without significantly changing the rules.
But others really care mostly for the uncertainty each fight brings and what consequences the outcome of the fight has on the story. For this group it is great when the time from starting each encounter to ending it can be relatively short, so you have a lot of time for the buildup before the action and then can quickly get to dealing with the outcome. Usually I'd say people of the first group would be served better playing Warhammer, but since WotC took over D&D, the game has significantly shifted to providing material for such types of groups as well, so they need to find a way that enables both kinds of combat encounters without significantly changing the rules.
S
Sunseeker
Guest
I want a game with clear, concise rules. That way we have more time to argue over the best way to convince the Prince to help us, rather than argue over if my bonus to my diplomacy check was really 3 or 4. The less time I have to spend dealing with rules problems, the more time we'll all have to deal with RP stuff.
