I love these kind of posts as they make me stop and think about rpgs in a wider sense! Re to the disruptive players, spot on: you got to the point! At the same time your thoughts made me think I should write smtg different more focused on our culture and the final goal an RPG could have in our society! I tried in the past with no great success and i'd definitely try once again... a new post in on my list now! Thanks a lot and best!
Welp, I've definitely got an idea for a follow up video now. Won't be the one I release next Tuesday, but I will aim for a week from next Tuesday. This conversation reminds me of an article that ran in the old Gaming Journal Interplay regarding the Twilight: 2000 role playing game.
That article is indeed the source that allowed me to write the 2 posts I linked in the last one! Very curious to read/hear your follow-up! (Needless to say, you're more than welcome to have a glance at the posts i wrote beforehand) Thanks and best
My pbp DM style revolves around the characters themselves. If they would like to be murder hobos, they may find themselves being murder hobos by themselves until they find a likeminded player… which is okay too!
That's one of the advantages of play by post. I think there is room for all styles of play, but I also think that at DM has to be attentive to the players in the group. I shared a story, in the video, where I was coerced by the DM into rash action in a Call of Cthulhu game.
I like the part about making sure to discuss the dynamics of the group, and make sure a player gets positioned appropriately.
The character I play is an assassin and I’d probably classify her as a murder hobo. She’s in a duo with a bard, and we’ve been getting along splendidly.
I’ve been told several times by fellow DMs that responsibility falls back onto the DM to see problems coming and work through them to try and keep everyone happy and on track.
I love these kind of posts as they make me stop and think about rpgs in a wider sense! Re to the disruptive players, spot on: you got to the point! At the same time your thoughts made me think I should write smtg different more focused on our culture and the final goal an RPG could have in our society! I tried in the past with no great success and i'd definitely try once again... a new post in on my list now! Thanks a lot and best!
well, as promised, I came back on your extremely interesting discussion and posted a reference to an old thought I wrote on this topic: https://viviiix.substack.com/p/can-real-values-improve-a-game Hope it helps, thanks and best
Welp, I've definitely got an idea for a follow up video now. Won't be the one I release next Tuesday, but I will aim for a week from next Tuesday. This conversation reminds me of an article that ran in the old Gaming Journal Interplay regarding the Twilight: 2000 role playing game.
That article is indeed the source that allowed me to write the 2 posts I linked in the last one! Very curious to read/hear your follow-up! (Needless to say, you're more than welcome to have a glance at the posts i wrote beforehand) Thanks and best
I'll definitely be reading your prior posts!
Good article, thank you!
My pbp DM style revolves around the characters themselves. If they would like to be murder hobos, they may find themselves being murder hobos by themselves until they find a likeminded player… which is okay too!
That's one of the advantages of play by post. I think there is room for all styles of play, but I also think that at DM has to be attentive to the players in the group. I shared a story, in the video, where I was coerced by the DM into rash action in a Call of Cthulhu game.
I like the part about making sure to discuss the dynamics of the group, and make sure a player gets positioned appropriately.
The character I play is an assassin and I’d probably classify her as a murder hobo. She’s in a duo with a bard, and we’ve been getting along splendidly.
I’ve been told several times by fellow DMs that responsibility falls back onto the DM to see problems coming and work through them to try and keep everyone happy and on track.
Sometimes that is easier than others!