tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post9038781422436881804..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Why Is It So Hard To Explain What An RPG Is?A.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-43249075598430708792011-10-13T00:33:55.143-04:002011-10-13T00:33:55.143-04:00I just say "collaborative storytelling mediat...I just say "collaborative storytelling mediated by dice" and that seems to work out fine. Comparisons to improv games sometimes help.Swordgleamhttp://chaoticshiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-26590411936237394122011-10-12T22:41:11.118-04:002011-10-12T22:41:11.118-04:00We are actually starting to get them too. Games li...We are actually starting to get them too. Games like D&D are known more for dungeon crawls, while a FATE game is a narrative based game. Then there are "Old School" which has the harsher difficulty curve and random things like "you rolled a 2? Oh, that means you die!"<br /><br />It is one of the reasons I thought the flexibility was the big issue, as we are just starting A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-80419017154105975922011-10-12T16:46:44.390-04:002011-10-12T16:46:44.390-04:00Aw shuks! *blushes*
I particularly like the thoug...Aw shuks! *blushes*<br /><br />I particularly like the thought that it's the RPG's flexibility that makes it so hard to explain. It makes me think that we need sub labels like JRPG is a sub label for a type of RPG. CRPG for combat focused games. SRPG for socially focused games. NRPG for narration focused games, etc. <br /><br />Those might not be the best lines of demarcation but you get Emmetthttp://www.theartifact.netnoreply@blogger.com