tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post1901392853253072074..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Can You See the Problem?Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-19583389220011641842014-06-05T22:31:09.308-04:002014-06-05T22:31:09.308-04:00Winner!Winner!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-57550942929211869782014-06-05T22:30:31.414-04:002014-06-05T22:30:31.414-04:00Sometimes, Tim, I would swear that we've playe...Sometimes, Tim, I would swear that we've played in the same games!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-20583641088174722332014-06-05T22:29:54.574-04:002014-06-05T22:29:54.574-04:00Mystic Scholar
Brevity, as the old saying goes, i...Mystic Scholar<br /><br />Brevity, as the old saying goes, is king. <br /><br />Barking Alien <br /><br />You're absolutely right!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-13585066428326245582014-06-05T22:28:21.570-04:002014-06-05T22:28:21.570-04:00I've only had three experiences like this in m...I've only had three experiences like this in my life. I've walked out of each of them.Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-19248954595707959142014-06-05T22:27:51.610-04:002014-06-05T22:27:51.610-04:00I'm remember similar discussion happening at m...I'm remember similar discussion happening at my gaming table back in 1991 or 92, when I was still a neophyte DM. I'd just read a long piece boxed text from a module (Eye of Traldar?), and my players started writing notes and forth to each other. I got annoyed and asked, "What's going on?" <br /><br />My brother, without saying a word, passed me a note that said: "you Stelios V. Perdioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466676702515521939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-18537970983621782912014-06-05T17:58:14.335-04:002014-06-05T17:58:14.335-04:00Oh yeah. That's one of the things I never lik...Oh yeah. That's one of the things I never liked in the beginning of many of the AD&D adventure modules, the DMs felt the need to read it to us. Fuck! That was boring. By the time they would finish reading the intro I'd have no idea what we needed to do. And I ask. "Okay, so what do we need to do again?" GM, "Recover the artifact from the sunken temple." Me,Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-43016076034284800472014-06-05T17:09:20.510-04:002014-06-05T17:09:20.510-04:00For my group and I, story in our games is a key co...For my group and I, story in our games is a key component that brings us to the table again and again. <br /><br />It must be a story the players and PC are involved in however. It should be told while things are happening, not instead of things happening.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-68526060017096775012014-06-05T15:10:41.221-04:002014-06-05T15:10:41.221-04:00You can't take too long to get to the point. I...You can't take too long to get to the point. I'm not a fan of "hack & slash" myself, but if your Players want -- or will tolerant -- <i>that</i> much story, they'll probably buy a book.Mystic Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593826779432906953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-50956001306735802622014-06-05T14:06:15.660-04:002014-06-05T14:06:15.660-04:00If you are going to tell your players a story it b...If you are going to tell your players a story it better be a good story, and the players should be telling the GM how it ends not sitting and waiting for the noise to stop.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.com