Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. #1
    c558382@showme.missouri.
    Guest

    Balance (Role Play)

    On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Samuel Weiss wrote:

    > Time for my two cents on this topic.
    > The combat system in BR is for roleplayers, not wargamers.

    But, to my mind role play means acting within contraints. We have
    probably all had experiences where DM's let things get out of hand, and we
    as players found ourselves absurdly powerful. So, limits should never be
    abandon just because its an RPG.

    Want lots of horses?
    Maybe the knight still reigns supreame.
    Italy had light cavalry instead of knights.
    A member of the list estimated the population of Anuire at 2.5 million,
    lots of room for wild horses.

    I was disappointed by an earlier post that the players he knew wouldn't
    want to solve a puzzle, just to solve it. Ever? No one wants their
    adventures reduced to getting cats out of trees, but that little "ghost
    story" would probably take 30 min, amd remain interesting while
    economical. What kind of role player would be frustrated by that kind of
    flavor worked in between a bandit ambush and meeting the "sage of
    Noortmoor" to discover the hidden location of the Sword of Justice?

    Overcomming obstacles is what makes the game fun. The person who
    originally posted the question may not have considered equine scarcity.
    Without a scarcity of money, treasure is valuless. Without a scarcity of
    magic, it becomes commonplace. Maintaining the balance is the difference
    between fantasy and mundane.

    A coherent world is just more fun.

    Kenneth Gauck
    c558382@showme.missouri.edu

  2. #2
    Geniver
    Guest

    Balance (Role Play)

    So what do your friends do when confronted by a 10HD undead creature?
    Most
    of mine don't stop to talk, and it only takes one....


    Kenneth Gauck wrote:
    >
    > On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Samuel Weiss wrote:
    >
    > I was disappointed by an earlier post that the players he knew wouldn't
    > want to solve a puzzle, just to solve it. Ever? .... What kind of role
    > player would be frustrated by that kind of flavor worked in between a
    > bandit ambush and meeting the "sage of Noortmoor" to discover the hidden
    > location of the Sword of Justice?
    >
    > Overcomming obstacles is what makes the game fun....

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Role Playing
    By Sorontar in forum Main
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-28-2009, 02:41 AM
  2. Role-player
    By Sorontar in forum Main
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 04-17-2009, 12:14 AM
  3. Role-playing game
    By Sorontar in forum Main
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 03-23-2009, 11:20 PM
  4. Role-playing Regency
    By Sir Tiamat in forum The Royal Library
    Replies: 41
    Last Post: 05-31-2007, 10:01 PM
  5. Role-playing
    By Sorontar in forum Main
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 05-10-2007, 06:07 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
BIRTHRIGHT, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, the BIRTHRIGHT logo, and the D&D logo are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and are used by permission. ©2002-2010 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.