tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post8435792426708701643..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: This Should Be Like The Introduction To Every GM Book EverZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-37734027221599233632012-12-21T11:33:49.617-08:002012-12-21T11:33:49.617-08:00You can call it what you like, I'll still play...You can call it what you like, I'll still play it.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-49484476290142518602012-12-21T11:27:47.794-08:002012-12-21T11:27:47.794-08:00I wholeheartedly agree.
So why don't we all ca...I wholeheartedly agree.<br />So why don't we all call GMs "unpaid game designers" and then we call all traditional rpgs "unfinished product" ?<br /><br />Wouldn't it be great? :DAlessandroPiroddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743308904166246959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-26546533022711200032012-09-07T13:33:33.355-07:002012-09-07T13:33:33.355-07:00Brilliantly put and I wish I had said it. This is...Brilliantly put and I wish I had said it. This is the sort of thing we have in mind when we create our sourcebooks for use with Traveller. <br /><br />We present you with a world and we've done the "grunt" work so you don't have to fool with it. Now, tear it apart and enjoy!Gypsy Knights Gameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232141459845816095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-47831241878926290172012-09-03T15:43:11.209-07:002012-09-03T15:43:11.209-07:00It's one of the reasons I love OSR gaming - it...It's one of the reasons I love OSR gaming - it encourages heavy houseruling, instead of "optional rules" in secondary full-price rulebooks.Ian Coakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913819809213069717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-72902519421157183542012-09-03T12:32:47.896-07:002012-09-03T12:32:47.896-07:00I call it Frankengaming.I call it <a href="http://black-vulmea.blogspot.com/2012/08/frankengame.html" rel="nofollow">Frankengaming</a>.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-19256816978091239492012-09-03T10:34:41.082-07:002012-09-03T10:34:41.082-07:00The principle holds. I am thinking Gygax's exp...The principle holds. I am thinking Gygax's explanation is in the section about deciding how much xp monsters are worth.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-90711795804351969592012-09-03T10:15:53.774-07:002012-09-03T10:15:53.774-07:00Where? I don't think he wrote that, but of cou...Where? I don't think he wrote that, but of course the DMG is a labyrinthine mess so I also might have missed it. I do know about this (page 85):<br /><br /><i>Note: Players who balk at equating gold pieces to experience points should be gently but firmly reminded that in a game certain compromises must be made. While it is more "realistic" for clerics to study holy writings, pray, chant, practice self-discipline, etc. to gain experience, it would not make a playable game roll along.</i><br /><br />That's just about being "more fun" though, not about second order effects of the XP system. In any case, even if that particular rule was explained, I think the general principle holds, no?Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-57586560325606894642012-09-03T10:10:45.860-07:002012-09-03T10:10:45.860-07:00I am fairly certain he did do that in the DMG.I am fairly certain he did do that in the DMG.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-88197425518754242742012-09-03T09:27:28.821-07:002012-09-03T09:27:28.821-07:00I wish designers would include more info about the...I wish designers would include more info about the expectations and implications of various rules also. Since you know people are going to house-rule things, you might as well include info about second order effects and intentions. Sometimes people might find that they actually like the non-obvious effects of a rule they might have otherwise changed.<br /><br />Like, if Gygax had included something like: yes, XP for GP may seem illogical, but it means that players will have an incentive to avoid things rather than fight everything. That would have saved the fantasy RPG industry 20+ years worth of development time.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58771868448664194722012-09-03T06:45:43.440-07:002012-09-03T06:45:43.440-07:00This "Every player/DM is a Game Designer"...This "Every player/DM is a Game Designer" idea is great, and it took me some time to figure out, that and how I would like to re-design the game, yet I never was able to say it with these simple words.<br /><br />Thank you!lars_alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219440507891240916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61367736597674013632012-09-03T05:56:13.204-07:002012-09-03T05:56:13.204-07:00Indeed ... and following the logic the other way, ...Indeed ... and following the logic the other way, this also explains why so many DMs are into sharing their game designs in the forms of house rules and heartbreakers.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-76747956775099171282012-09-03T00:48:54.709-07:002012-09-03T00:48:54.709-07:00I feel like printing this off and strategically in...I feel like printing this off and strategically inserting it into copies of Player's Handbooks at Borders and Barnes & Noble.Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.com