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Old 02-25-2021, 12:20 PM   #11
Fred Brackin
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Default Re: Hit Points...to be, or not to be?

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Originally Posted by Lameth View Post
Sorry Fred, that's not what I meant.

Yes its a game, yes there is magic and monsters, but there is still reality, physics, and biology.. and most importantly drama, intrigue, stress, danger, tension, and Story. We are not just game referees, but also story makers and tellers as well as entertainers in my opinion.
If I somehow did not understand what you meant you have completely missed what I said. i am not a storyteller. I very much am the game referee and if I have another role it is as the entertainment director for the evening rather than a performer in my own right.

What I said would happen if someone tried the "knife to the throst" trick in front of Nyx is what would really happen in that world and i am not going to cheat in the name of "Story".

Does this mean that some (IMHO badly overused and unrealistic) tropes from Fiction don't work in RPGs? This is indeed my experience and an experienced game master will have learned not to invoke the god from the machine to make them happen.
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