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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7882596" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Unless you mean RPG as in Rocket Propelled Grenade I think that seeing it as a game is a perfectly valid approach. Because RPG stands for Role-Playing <strong>Game</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, if you think HP prevents you from making a narrative as a "Traditional RPG would" then I have to point out that DnD is the most traditional RPG you can get. It was literally one of the first ones ever created, and it has always used HP to my knowledge. </p><p></p><p>And yet, despite being burdened with HP, we have been able to create meaningful narratives for decades. Yes, Bob the Fighter fell on poisoned spikes fifteen times yesterday, and today seems perfectly hale and hearty even though if this were a simulation of reality Bob would probably never walk or fight again. </p><p></p><p>We also do not narrate the fact that near continuous fighting for the past three hours should leave everyone barely able to breath or lift their weapons. </p><p></p><p>Or the fact that even drinking water would likely result in many virulent diseases that would kill Bob before he ever reached the dungeon. </p><p></p><p>Or the fact that all that gold he dragged out of the dungeon would likely tank the economy of the Hamlet and lead to an economic depression. </p><p></p><p>Or the fact that all those paintings and tapestries would likely be seized by local nobles and leave Bob penniless, or at perhaps even on trial for some sham or another to steal all his valuables, because Bob is a peasant. </p><p></p><p>Or the fact that, as a peasant, Bob should likely not be allowed to travel with weapons and armor on display, and he would be treated with fear and suspicious everywhere he went. </p><p></p><p>Or literally dozens of other things that would be more realistic to make for a more accurate simulation of a real world, but would not be as fun for <strong>the game</strong>. But it is a game, and as such, we have aspects of it that are not perfectly realistic, because it is either easier or more fun to do it this way than "the real way".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7882596, member: 6801228"] Unless you mean RPG as in Rocket Propelled Grenade I think that seeing it as a game is a perfectly valid approach. Because RPG stands for Role-Playing [B]Game[/B]. Additionally, if you think HP prevents you from making a narrative as a "Traditional RPG would" then I have to point out that DnD is the most traditional RPG you can get. It was literally one of the first ones ever created, and it has always used HP to my knowledge. And yet, despite being burdened with HP, we have been able to create meaningful narratives for decades. Yes, Bob the Fighter fell on poisoned spikes fifteen times yesterday, and today seems perfectly hale and hearty even though if this were a simulation of reality Bob would probably never walk or fight again. We also do not narrate the fact that near continuous fighting for the past three hours should leave everyone barely able to breath or lift their weapons. Or the fact that even drinking water would likely result in many virulent diseases that would kill Bob before he ever reached the dungeon. Or the fact that all that gold he dragged out of the dungeon would likely tank the economy of the Hamlet and lead to an economic depression. Or the fact that all those paintings and tapestries would likely be seized by local nobles and leave Bob penniless, or at perhaps even on trial for some sham or another to steal all his valuables, because Bob is a peasant. Or the fact that, as a peasant, Bob should likely not be allowed to travel with weapons and armor on display, and he would be treated with fear and suspicious everywhere he went. Or literally dozens of other things that would be more realistic to make for a more accurate simulation of a real world, but would not be as fun for [B]the game[/B]. But it is a game, and as such, we have aspects of it that are not perfectly realistic, because it is either easier or more fun to do it this way than "the real way". [/QUOTE]
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