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Grendel_Khan reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with
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I think it’s also about what a scene needs to do in an RPG. Compared to what scenes need to do in movies or novels, it can be quite... -
Grendel_Khan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
Given that it is obvious to everyone in the thread what @Manbearcat means by his use of conflict - namely, conflict of the sort that...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to soviet's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
i enjoy IC conversations as well but ultimately in a trad game it's just colour. PCs aren't going to fight each other or break up the...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to thefutilist's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
To give an example of how this might play out if it was my group. So the guy who is captured refuses to escape because he’s taking...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
Are you suggesting that just because play is more intentional that people are not inhabiting or portraying their characters? Come the...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
The notion that anyone in LotR is a PC or NPC makes no sense to me. It's a novel. My point is that, in the inspirational fiction for...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
That was you:
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Grendel_Khan reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Part Does the Role Play in the Role-Playing Game? with Like.
I think that's still far different than saying there's no difference between playing yourself and playing a character you've designed...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to Umbran's post in the thread What Part Does the Role Play in the Role-Playing Game? with Like.
In the sense that the art always reflects the artist, sure. But that's also in a nearly trivial sense, and a sense that trivializes the...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Part Does the Role Play in the Role-Playing Game? with Like.
Roleplaying is all about emoting while staying within the anticipated lines of the module and having the outcome of your actions and...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to robowieland's post in the thread What To Expect In Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition with Like.
I will not miss the challenge dice. I've only ever liked them in Fallout and Achtung Cthulhu which are games that are much more...
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Grendel_Khan replied to the thread What To Expect In Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition.The free Quickstart they just put out explains how damage works, at least for people-scale stuff, but basically if you get hit you take...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Love.
This. Consequence! (Where "consequence" doesn't just mean the GM giving a wry smile and writing a new entry into their notebook.)
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Grendel_Khan reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
I hope you understand that this point is irrelevant. Do you realize how many phenomena predate their terms? Did viruses and diseases not...
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Grendel_Khan reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What makes an TTRPG a "Narrative Game" (Daggerheart Discussion) with Like.
First, I note that I’m 58 and have been playing computer games since learning Star Trek on Dad’s PDP-8 on weekends. I have ghastly...