 Roleplay vs. Rollplay, yes the old argument |
 Mar 23 2009, 05:20 PM
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I think some of the discussions on these forums over these changes has its roots in role vs roll. The group I play with is much more into storytelling and entertainment then rolling dice and applying results. I am not trying to say either is better or worse then the other, I am just saying as a personal group preference, my players will handicap their characters to tell a good story. I currently have a player running a troll shaman who just learned his powers. He is the only spellslinger in the group. He started out with a magic of 3 and is still unsure how to conjure spirits. While some may say that this is no fun as he can't sling any major mojo and might actually hurt a team, Part of the game for that player is the journey to unlocking more magical secrets. All goes to preference I think. I love wiping out loads of henchmen in a single blow and level whole buildings with nothing but my mind, and We do play that way on occasion, but for the most part we tell a story. Anyone else have any insight as to the roll vs role thing
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JTNLANGE Roleplay vs. Rollplay Mar 23 2009, 05:20 PM
Pendaric I would love to have this conversation. This is pl... Mar 23 2009, 06:25 PM yukongil I agree with Pen, a roleplaying game must be a bal... Mar 23 2009, 06:35 PM JTNLANGE I agree, I think you do need a good mix of the 2. ... Mar 23 2009, 06:45 PM nezumi No, you play whichever one your group wants to pla... Mar 23 2009, 08:43 PM yukongil which begs the question; are you playing Shadowrun... Mar 23 2009, 08:49 PM Chrysalis Is it Shadowrun if I play a game of Escape from Ne... Mar 23 2009, 09:07 PM
paws2sky QUOTE (Chrysalis @ Mar 23 2009, 05:07 PM)... Mar 24 2009, 01:49 PM Apathy The zeroth rule of RPGs (or any other game): The p... Mar 23 2009, 09:46 PM Sir_Psycho I am primarily interested in context and the relat... Mar 23 2009, 09:54 PM Method Whenever the "roll vs. role" topic pops ... Mar 23 2009, 10:41 PM Wounded Ronin I tend to be pre-occupied with historical origins ... Mar 23 2009, 11:37 PM Cain You don't have to gimp characters to "rol... Mar 24 2009, 01:08 AM toturi QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 24 2009, 09:08 AM) You ... Mar 24 2009, 01:39 AM Tyro QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 23 2009, 06:08 PM) You ... Mar 24 2009, 02:55 AM Degausser There is something on the WoTC boards called the ... Mar 24 2009, 02:05 AM Bastard I don't see the point of discussion here. It ... Mar 24 2009, 02:45 AM Bastard I think some players feel "gimped" or ... Mar 24 2009, 03:29 AM Method LINK Mar 24 2009, 03:32 AM Glyph As far as the game itself is concerned, the rolepl... Mar 24 2009, 03:44 AM ElFenrir I always put 'munchkins' in the group of ... Mar 24 2009, 04:00 AM TheOOB I personally dislike the term "rollplay... Mar 24 2009, 04:34 AM Cain QUOTE This includes rampant cheaty/powergamers(not... Mar 24 2009, 05:17 AM toturi QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 24 2009, 01:17 PM) I pr... Mar 24 2009, 06:37 AM Dream79 QUOTE (toturi @ Mar 24 2009, 06:37 AM) Th... Mar 24 2009, 07:45 AM Method And then of coarse you have the Dramakin Munchquee... Mar 24 2009, 06:58 AM Pendaric I think because roleplaying is a collection of con... Mar 24 2009, 01:44 PM Bastard I think dramakins and munchkins have problems that... Mar 24 2009, 01:56 PM Endroren First, I'm a little confused about why everyon... Mar 24 2009, 02:10 PM Bastard You're wrong, I hate you, hope you get VITAS a... Mar 24 2009, 02:49 PM Endroren QUOTE (Bastard @ Mar 24 2009, 09:49 AM) Y... Mar 24 2009, 04:31 PM JTNLANGE QUOTE (Endroren @ Mar 24 2009, 11:31 AM) ... Mar 24 2009, 05:52 PM Blade In my game, when the character playing the burned-... Mar 24 2009, 03:34 PM PBI I've been gaming now for 30 years, and maybe m... Mar 26 2009, 07:11 PM Cain QUOTE I consider the best style to be a balance of... Mar 26 2009, 08:25 PM PBI QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 26 2009, 04:25 PM) That... Mar 27 2009, 11:51 AM Necro Sanct QUOTE Above all, the rules are here to facilitate ... Mar 26 2009, 09:47 PM Wounded Ronin QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 26 2009, 04:47 P... Mar 26 2009, 11:36 PM KitsuneKaze I find your view of contemporary literature intriq... Mar 27 2009, 12:44 AM toturi QUOTE (KitsuneKaze @ Mar 27 2009, 08:44 A... Mar 27 2009, 01:50 AM Rasumichin QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Mar 27 2009, 12:36... Mar 28 2009, 01:29 AM toturi QUOTE (Rasumichin @ Mar 28 2009, 09:29 AM... Mar 28 2009, 02:06 AM Cain That doesn't mean they're not cheating. A... Mar 27 2009, 02:13 AM toturi QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 27 2009, 10:13 AM) That... Mar 27 2009, 02:42 AM toturi QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 27 2009, 10:13 AM) That... Mar 27 2009, 02:43 AM Necro Sanct Letter and spirit of the quote is where everyone w... Mar 27 2009, 04:08 AM toturi QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 27 2009, 12:08 P... Mar 27 2009, 04:33 AM Necro Sanct QUOTE (toturi @ Mar 26 2009, 11:33 PM) I ... Mar 27 2009, 06:19 AM Wounded Ronin QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 26 2009, 11:08 P... Mar 27 2009, 11:53 PM Necro Sanct QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Mar 27 2009, 06:53... Mar 28 2009, 02:04 AM Dwight QUOTE (JTNLANGE @ Mar 23 2009, 11:20 AM) ... Mar 27 2009, 04:41 AM Rasumichin QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 28 2009, 03:04 A... Mar 28 2009, 04:00 AM Necro Sanct QUOTE (Rasumichin @ Mar 27 2009, 11:00 PM... Mar 28 2009, 05:54 AM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 27 2009, 10:54 P... Mar 28 2009, 07:51 AM Dwight QUOTE (Rasumichin @ Mar 27 2009, 09:00 PM... Mar 28 2009, 08:05 AM Tyro Well said! *applause* Mar 28 2009, 04:34 AM PBI I think someone upthread alluded to this, but I... Mar 28 2009, 11:43 AM Rasumichin QUOTE (Tyro @ Mar 28 2009, 05:34 AM) Well... Mar 28 2009, 06:09 PM Necro Sanct My last reply was touching on the preparedness lev... Mar 29 2009, 12:16 AM Rasumichin QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 01:16 A... Mar 29 2009, 01:06 AM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 28 2009, 05:16 P... Mar 29 2009, 01:29 AM Warlordtheft I'm in the same boat. I've never been to ... Mar 29 2009, 01:21 AM Cain QUOTE (Warlordtheft @ Mar 28 2009, 05:21 ... Mar 29 2009, 02:00 AM Warlordtheft QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 28 2009, 09:00 PM) Emer... Mar 30 2009, 04:52 PM Necro Sanct Well prior to the age of computers I relied on org... Mar 29 2009, 04:10 AM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 28 2009, 09:10 P... Mar 29 2009, 05:03 AM Necro Sanct QUOTE (Dwight @ Mar 29 2009, 12:03 AM) Ex... Mar 29 2009, 07:36 AM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 12:36 A... Mar 29 2009, 03:48 PM Necro Sanct QUOTE (Dwight @ Mar 29 2009, 11:48 AM) Th... Mar 29 2009, 07:51 PM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 12:51 P... Mar 29 2009, 08:03 PM Cain One of the problems with SR4 is that it's very... Mar 29 2009, 12:24 PM Dwight QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 29 2009, 05:24 AM) One ... Mar 29 2009, 04:13 PM Cain QUOTE Trying to build an NPC as a legal starting c... Mar 29 2009, 04:52 PM Dwight QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 29 2009, 09:52 AM) Even... Mar 29 2009, 05:07 PM Cain QUOTE (Dwight @ Mar 29 2009, 09:07 AM) Su... Mar 29 2009, 06:39 PM Dwight QUOTE (Cain @ Mar 29 2009, 11:39 AM) 15 f... Mar 29 2009, 06:54 PM Necro Sanct I just don't get your reply there beyond possi... Mar 29 2009, 09:08 PM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 02:08 P... Mar 29 2009, 09:29 PM Necro Sanct They do sidetrack the main mission as I have noted... Mar 29 2009, 10:25 PM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 03:25 P... Mar 29 2009, 11:55 PM Necro Sanct QUOTE (Dwight @ Mar 29 2009, 06:55 PM) Wh... Mar 30 2009, 01:30 AM Dwight QUOTE (Necro Sanct @ Mar 29 2009, 06:30 P... Mar 30 2009, 02:43 AM Synner667 Interesting conversation...
Over the years, one o... Apr 1 2009, 10:36 PM Dwight I can't say I've never heard before rolepl... Apr 2 2009, 12:41 AM Rasumichin I wouldn't necessarily say that rules-heavy sy... Apr 2 2009, 01:38 AM Dwight QUOTE (Rasumichin @ Apr 1 2009, 07:38 PM)... Apr 2 2009, 04:51 AM Wounded Ronin You know what the thing is about story versus a ga... Apr 4 2009, 03:29 PM Glyph I agree. I may not be completely free-form, but I... Apr 4 2009, 07:10 PM Pendaric We're discussing ref style again. In this case... Apr 4 2009, 10:55 PM Dwight QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 4 2009, 04:55 PM) R... Apr 5 2009, 02:34 AM Pendaric Let me give you an example of how I ref, ~I enforc... Apr 4 2009, 11:12 PM toturi QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 5 2009, 07:12 AM) I... Apr 5 2009, 01:03 AM Wounded Ronin QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 4 2009, 07:12 PM) L... Apr 5 2009, 02:31 AM Chrysalis QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 5 2009, 02:12 AM) L... Apr 5 2009, 04:48 PM Critias QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 4 2009, 06:12 PM) L... Apr 5 2009, 05:55 PM Pendaric *sigh, smile* I could list my roleplay creditials ... Apr 5 2009, 04:16 PM Dwight QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 5 2009, 10:16 AM) *... Apr 5 2009, 05:11 PM Cain Nope, he's pretty much right.
I could swap ... Apr 5 2009, 04:47 PM Pendaric Yes it requires to you think.
Am no martyr. I don... Apr 5 2009, 11:41 PM Dwight QUOTE (Pendaric @ Apr 5 2009, 04:41 PM) R... Apr 5 2009, 11:58 PM  |
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