RPG Philosophy - Page 4

pyratejohn · 11-30-2010, 07:10 PM

"That which does not kill us give us XPs." - Nietzsche

Rocket Man · 11-30-2010, 08:02 PM

I make this chief distinction between roleplaying and roll-playing, that the latter is founded on munchkinism, the former on knowledge.

--Baruch Spinoza, defending his highly political, low-action RPG campaign.

All men's gains are the fruit of adventuring.
--Herodotus, introducing his new dungeon.

Mgellis · 11-30-2010, 08:12 PM

Philosophy applied to GMs...

Cicero: It is better to be loved than feared.

Machiavelli: It is better to be feared than loved.

Kenneth Burke: It's not either-or; it's both-and.

Rocket Man · 11-30-2010, 08:17 PM

The things which...are esteemed as the greatest good of all...can be reduced to these three headings: to wit, Riches, Fame, and XPs. With these three, the player's mind is so engrossed that it cannot scarcely think of any other good.
--Spinoza.

Furabo · 12-01-2010, 01:13 PM

I must not meta-game.
Meta-gaming is the story-killer.
Meta-gaming is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my impulse to meta-game.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the impulse has gone there will be nothing.
Only character-knowledge will remain.
--the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Meta-gaming

The rules that can be spoken are not the eternal Rules.
The player that has a character is not the GM....

The GM is the origin of Heaven and Earth.
The GM is the mother of myriad things...
--The Tao te RPG

Lord Carnifex · 12-01-2010, 04:45 PM

Would it not be true, that if dogs and horses could game, they would create player characters in their own images? Herodotus

A spectre is haunting Europe. No really, a spectre is haunting Europe. I hope you guys rolled up a priest. Karl Marx

teviet · 12-01-2010, 05:43 PM

Credo in un GM crudel
--Iago

11-30-2010, 07:10 PM	#31
pyratejohn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia, Maryland	Re: RPG Philosophy "That which does not kill us give us XPs." - Nietzsche __________________ Happily RPGing since 1976. My Gaming and Reenacting Site (under construction)

11-30-2010, 08:02 PM	#32
Rocket Man Petitioner: Word of IN Filk Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Longmont, CO	Re: RPG Philosophy I make this chief distinction between roleplaying and roll-playing, that the latter is founded on munchkinism, the former on knowledge. --Baruch Spinoza, defending his highly political, low-action RPG campaign. All men's gains are the fruit of adventuring. --Herodotus, introducing his new dungeon. __________________ “It's not railroading if you offer the PCs tickets and they stampede to the box office, waving their money. Metaphorically speaking” --Elizabeth McCoy, In Nomine Line Editor Author: "What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger" Last edited by Rocket Man; 11-30-2010 at 08:06 PM.

11-30-2010, 08:12 PM	#33
Mgellis Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Flushing, Michigan	Re: RPG Philosophy Philosophy applied to GMs... Cicero: It is better to be loved than feared. Machiavelli: It is better to be feared than loved. Kenneth Burke: It's not either-or; it's both-and.

11-30-2010, 08:17 PM	#34
Rocket Man Petitioner: Word of IN Filk Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Longmont, CO	Re: RPG Philosophy The things which...are esteemed as the greatest good of all...can be reduced to these three headings: to wit, Riches, Fame, and XPs. With these three, the player's mind is so engrossed that it cannot scarcely think of any other good. --Spinoza. __________________ “It's not railroading if you offer the PCs tickets and they stampede to the box office, waving their money. Metaphorically speaking” --Elizabeth McCoy, In Nomine Line Editor Author: "What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger"

12-01-2010, 01:13 PM	#35
Furabo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pennsylvania	Re: RPG Philosophy I must not meta-game. Meta-gaming is the story-killer. Meta-gaming is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my impulse to meta-game. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the impulse has gone there will be nothing. Only character-knowledge will remain. --the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Meta-gaming The rules that can be spoken are not the eternal Rules. The player that has a character is not the GM.... The GM is the origin of Heaven and Earth. The GM is the mother of myriad things... --The Tao te RPG

12-01-2010, 04:45 PM	#36
Lord Carnifex Join Date: Oct 2005	Re: RPG Philosophy Would it not be true, that if dogs and horses could game, they would create player characters in their own images? Herodotus A spectre is haunting Europe. No really, a spectre is haunting Europe. I hope you guys rolled up a priest. Karl Marx __________________ An ongoing narrative of philosophy, psychology, and semiotics: Et in Arcadia Ego "To an Irishman, a serious matter is a joke, and a joke is a serious matter."

12-01-2010, 05:43 PM	#37
teviet Join Date: May 2005	Re: RPG Philosophy Credo in un GM crudel --Iago

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