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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 9039988" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>Sure. Of course. It doesn't HAVE to meet a dramatic need.</p><p></p><p>But what's the arbitrary line between "unrealistic" and "realistic"? Can only 10% of the GM's preauthored content meet a dramatic need to still be considered realistic? 20%?</p><p></p><p>My experience with "trad sim" historically hits the Pareto principle dead on --- "80% of the fun happens in 20% of the gameplay." I want both of those numbers to be higher and as equal as possible.</p><p></p><p>As a player I am BORED OUT OF MY MIND waiting for character dramatic needs to be addressed in play by "trad sim" GM-ing. The "trad sim" GM ethos of excising character dramatic need from play is unnecessary and lessens the fun, especially if "realism" is the only criteria for doing so.</p><p></p><p>I'd bet the trad GMs represented here could triple the amount of "character dramatic need" content in their games and see zero change in their players' perception of "how realistic the game world is."</p><p></p><p>But none of them will do it. Even if I triple-dog-dare them (no erasies, no takebacks). <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😁" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" data-shortname=":grin:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="😉" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" title="Winking face :wink:" data-shortname=":wink:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 9039988, member: 85870"] Sure. Of course. It doesn't HAVE to meet a dramatic need. But what's the arbitrary line between "unrealistic" and "realistic"? Can only 10% of the GM's preauthored content meet a dramatic need to still be considered realistic? 20%? My experience with "trad sim" historically hits the Pareto principle dead on --- "80% of the fun happens in 20% of the gameplay." I want both of those numbers to be higher and as equal as possible. As a player I am BORED OUT OF MY MIND waiting for character dramatic needs to be addressed in play by "trad sim" GM-ing. The "trad sim" GM ethos of excising character dramatic need from play is unnecessary and lessens the fun, especially if "realism" is the only criteria for doing so. I'd bet the trad GMs represented here could triple the amount of "character dramatic need" content in their games and see zero change in their players' perception of "how realistic the game world is." But none of them will do it. Even if I triple-dog-dare them (no erasies, no takebacks). 😁😉 [/QUOTE]
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