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Old 10-16-2018, 03:59 PM   #27
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: Drama, dice-rolls and Plot

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I am genuinely interested in what you consider the "proper" use of an RPG.
You should use it as a tool for things it's good at doing. It's a form of social game intended to be entertaining to the players at the time you're doing it, not something intended to produce a lasting artifact (you can use RPG techniques as an intermediate step in creating a lasting story, but it's an exercise for inspiration, not something you expect to give a final result).
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Number five . . .. I don't usually come up with a solution to the problem.
I come up with a solution so I know at least one exists, not because I expect it to be used.
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