How tough should creatures be?

[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by Gold & Appel Inc

Pretty sure, yes. The OP asked a Narrativist / Gameist question, and you scolded him for not being the Simulationist he never claimed to be, which is not helpful. I'm saying this as somebody with strongly Simulationist tendencies myself, but also a belief in Wheaton's Law.

Wheaton's law? Is that the one where somebody should beam the character he plays on TV into a planetoid? :)

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by Gold & Appel Inc

Pretty sure, yes. The OP asked a Narrativist / Gameist question, and you scolded him for not being the Simulationist he never claimed to be, which is not helpful. I'm saying this as somebody with strongly Simulationist tendencies myself, but also a belief in Wheaton's Law.

Many GMs and players are completely unaware of the existence of what you call "simulationism". They've grown up on crappy material, such as D&D-shaped things and computer games, and have had zero exposure to world simulation.

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen

Many GMs and players are completely unaware of the existence of what you call "simulationism". They've grown up on crappy material, such as D&D-shaped things and computer games, and have had zero exposure to world simulation.

How dare people enjoy themselves improperly.

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen

Many GMs and players are completely unaware of the existence of what you call "simulationism". They've grown up on crappy material, such as D&D-shaped things and computer games, and have had zero exposure to world simulation.

Red herring. Whether he knows the word or not really doesn't matter; the OP asked, "would 10 HP monsters be too tough for the 4 PCs? Considering that they will fight in groups," not, "What should the mad doctor have at his disposal, given his realistic knowledge?" Two completely different approaches to gaming, neither of which is Bad Wrong Fun.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by DangerousThing

Wheaton's law? Is that the one where somebody should beam the character he plays on TV into a planetoid? :)

Assuming you don't actually know:

"Don't be a [euphemism for "penis" that's also short for Richard]." -Wil Wheaton.

As far as Wesley Crusher is concerned I'm not sure you can find a more hardcore center of Trekker-Wesley-hate than Wheaton himself. Which is kind of funny, actually.

[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Assuming you don't actually know:

"Don't be a [euphemism for "penis" that's also short for Richard]." -Wil Wheaton.

As far as Wesley Crusher is concerned I'm not sure you can find a more hardcore center of Trekker-Wesley-hate than Wheaton himself. Which is kind of funny, actually.

Thank you, I didn't know about the law. I've only read a few bits of his blog.