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24/04/2015 05:58

PRAM - mechanics analysis tool

What is it for? Have you ever looked at a RPG game and wondered one of the following questions: - Will this game work for my group? Is it compatible with our playstyle? - What type of sessions work with this game? How does this game actually FEEL? - I do not have d12... can I use a d20 instead? -...

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21/04/2015 20:38

To play a character or to be a character?

This question has always been a basis for a very heated discussion in gaming world. Be a character I have heard many players saying that without "becoming" your character you can't really, truly have fun. For them it never is "my character does X", it is always "I do X". They immerse in their...

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19/04/2015 15:31

Your character would never do that!

The problem One of the most common complaints towards a player (especially a newish one) would be something like "your character does not act according to their personality". For a layman, this means that the player (person sitting at the table) is acting in the way their character (that is, an...

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18/04/2015 21:10

A player's take: why RPG?

Bad opinion "Those other people", who don't play RPGs usually don't think highly of role playing games. "Their" opinion starts at "not harmful, let them play", goes through "waste of time, sitting in a group and babbling about nothing" and sometimes gets to "dangerous, satanic sect, better closed...

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16/04/2015 08:42

Troll versus elf

Game on. Our brave team is exploring some caves. Suddenly, our scout notices a huuuge cavern. Sadly, it is occupied by old, war-grizzled troll. The fight starts. And… what now? How should a game master deal with it? A light, agile elf should easily avoid troll's cumbersome attacks. A troll,...

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