tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post3525477629058286387..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Set Piece ScenesA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-32873643968871002362011-02-17T15:46:48.649-05:002011-02-17T15:46:48.649-05:00On the subject of heroic sacrifice, I found a game...On the subject of heroic sacrifice, I found a game that delves into it a bit: Misspent Youths. It doesn't have mechanics for killing your character for the greater good, but it does have mechanics for sacrificing an important part of your personality for the greater good.<br /><br />As far as the set-up of these set pieces, I've found that a powerful tool to use is to make the BBEG thewizardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-57690748807535252662011-02-17T10:07:14.831-05:002011-02-17T10:07:14.831-05:00Emmet, you may also like these:
Heroic Sacrifice ...Emmet, you may also like these:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realityrefracted.com/2010/07/heroic-sacrifice.html" rel="nofollow">Heroic Sacrifice</a> and <a href="http://www.realityrefracted.com/2010/10/discussion-mandatory-heroic-sacrifice.html" rel="nofollow"> discussing mandatory heroic sacrifice</a>A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-745624634094688662011-02-17T09:41:23.048-05:002011-02-17T09:41:23.048-05:00There in lies the crux of the problem with heroic ...There in lies the crux of the problem with heroic sacrifice as well. A Heroic Sacrifice means something, because there is always the chance that it could fail in some way. There are also things that are completely unreasonable (your taking out a tank with a katana, in a more realistic setting for example).<br /><br />I think most games don't touch it, because it is something that really A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-45363242207924322302011-02-17T09:29:27.188-05:002011-02-17T09:29:27.188-05:00I'm just going to comment on a small part of t...I'm just going to comment on a small part of this. I've been thinking about the value of heroic sacrifice. They play a big part in movies and books but less so in RPGs. I've wondered why I haven't seen too many of them and I think that there isn't really anything in the rules of most RPGs that make them effective. At best, RPGs might allow for someone to say, "I'll Emmetthttp://www.theartifact.netnoreply@blogger.com