08-09-2018, 11:24 PM | #51 |
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08-09-2018, 11:46 PM | #52 | |
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It's hard to get a sense of perspective. Some people seem to be on top of the world, and then I find many others who struggle. I can't recall how I found this blog, but I really enjoy the layout and tone: Old Guy Gaming However, I know more and more the author has been struggling with his diabetes and its complications. To me gaming is about creating or recapturing good memories, but many things can get in the way. |
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08-10-2018, 12:18 AM | #53 | ||
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08-10-2018, 07:56 AM | #54 | |
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This strays off-topic from the subject line, but I think it remains somewhat relevant because it explains the mood of the DFRPG's designer and perhaps the mood of the DFRPG.
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I love my new girlfriend. I love my friends. I love my new apartment, and the new neighborhood it's in. I love to dance, which I manage to do despite injury and the need to find new places to do it. I love to work on games, even if it's work. So I choose to be happy, despite the struggles with grief, illness, fiscal woes, a schedule filled with deadlines and appointments, and other stressors. This is why the therapist is so helpful. Which means that here and elsewhere, people see positivity from me. And because of that, they respond mostly positively, which reinforces my own positivity. I just hope that the DFRPG also comes across as fun and positive, not gloomy, dry, and negative.
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08-10-2018, 09:38 AM | #55 | |
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I wish the economy was doing better in the states and that any improvement translated into more game sales. As for your stuff personally, I feel for you but applaud the positive attitude. When things are bad I choose to remind myself they could always be worse and a lot of people do have it worse than I do. That attitude also helps you as more people enjoy being around you and your wasting less energy on things you cant help.
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08-10-2018, 10:23 AM | #56 | ||
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I attribute the sag in sales of rules-medium to -heavy tabletop RPGs of the traditional Rule Zero variety to a change in what the market wants. In the digital era, more and more people play games that (1) leave rules to computers, (2) have cool graphics, and (3) allow them to game online, which makes a much larger community of potential gamers available. This doesn't necessarily pull people away from tabletop games, but it does slant interest toward games with fewer rules and better visuals, and that support more-casual play. Quote:
Yep. I needed therapy to figure that out, but now that I'm aware of it, I give thanks for the positive, try not to dwell on the negative, march toward the future, and do my best to help friends and acquaintances do the same.
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08-10-2018, 12:12 PM | #57 |
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It does. And in my opinion an improvement over DF (which also wasn't ever gloomy or dry or negative, but at times has a 'silly, kitchen sink D&D' feel, which isn't my cuppa).
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08-10-2018, 01:39 PM | #58 | |
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As far as the tone of the product goes, you nailed it with DFRPG. At every session with my adult group, I introduce a few new rules that either apply to the beginning of the upcoming session or that clarify situations that we encountered in the previous session. I usually read the text aloud because it is crystal clear, flavorful, and funny. Last time we had a running gag about "killer bunnies and man-eating shrubs" anytime anyone attempted a foraging roll (Exploits, p. 18). I am personally hoping that another print run happens some day. PDFs are great, but I have a much harder time selling a game to new people when there's no physical product to show off. Last year, a number of my student gamers (at least three that I know of) convinced their parents to take them to our FLGS to buy them copies, including the GM screen. It's much harder to introduce a game to young people with PDFs. As it is, I'm hoping to convince my principal that we should buy a few more endangered boxed sets for this year's activity program. |
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08-10-2018, 03:27 PM | #59 | ||
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In fact, I have been also reading the Genesys Roleplaying Game from Fantasy Flight Games. It's a pretty tight, abstract system, but the writing can be dreadfully formal. Everything must be a complete sentence with the obligatory introductions and transitions. (I was just realizing that a lot of text is lifted and transferred right from their Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG even after the four plus years between products.) Almost at the other end of the spectrum is Douglas Cole's writing in his recent Dragon Heresy RPG. It gets right to the point and rules and doesn't mess much around with pleasantries and nebulous flavor. Well, best of luck to you Kromm. From your posts, you've definitely had a lot to contend with, and I hope that everything works out. Last edited by Tom H.; 08-10-2018 at 03:49 PM. Reason: punctuation |
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08-10-2018, 03:47 PM | #60 |
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I hear ya. I'm especially glad that they have toned down the "knock down doors, kill monsters, and take their stuff" from the ad copy marketing. It makes it a lot easier to sell to prospective new players, IMO.
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