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Romance and Relationships

Started by Gruntfuttock, February 27, 2010, 10:13:38 AM

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flyingmice

#30
March 03, 2010, 11:10:19 AM
Quote from: Benoist;364290Major Kudos. Like Boulet said, it's a sign of potential excellence when you're able to step back, look at the issue and say "alright - I screwed up - my bad" and improve from there. Some GMs don't ever get there - too much ego involved.

Well, they are obviously already perfect. :D

-clash
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Benoist

#31
March 03, 2010, 11:17:46 AM
Quote from: flyingmice;364291Well, they are obviously already perfect. :D

-clash
LOL. I guess it comes with the territory, you know: "it's my game, my world, I make the rules around here", that kind of thing. It spawns a sort of unhealthy protectionism on the part of some GMs, particularly when they fall in the trap of the "GM vs. player" adversarial mentality. If something goes wrong, that's because the players suck, not because -God forbid- you actually might have screwed up. And if you screwed up, don't talk about it, because the players will smell blood and take advantage of it!

Yeah. Not the recipe for the best games, obviously.

flyingmice

#32
March 03, 2010, 11:24:47 AM
Quote from: Benoist;364295LOL. I guess it comes with the territory, you know: "it's my game, my world, I make the rules around here", that kind of thing. It spawns a sort of unhealthy protectionism on the part of some GMs, particularly when they fall in the trap of the "GM vs. player" adversarial mentality. If something goes wrong, that's because the players suck, not because -God forbid- you actually might have screwed up. And if you screwed up, don't talk about it, because the players will smell blood and take advantage of it!

Yeah. Not the recipe for the best games, obviously.

Indeed - players can sense your fear. Best to keep a tight reign on them to keep them in their place! :D

-clash
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Currently Designing: StarCluster 4 - Wavefront Empire
Last Releases: SC4 - Dark Orbital, SC4 - Out of the Ruins,  SC4 - Sabre & World
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PaladinCA

#33
March 03, 2010, 11:34:50 AM
Two of the male PCs in a recent Star Wars series had a romantic rivalry with a female NPC. A third PC tried to go for the girl as well, after saving her life.

We had a lot of banter going on back and forth and it was an enhancement to the game. Everyone enjoyed the chit chat and the way the romantic developments played out. I dare say that I did Star Wars romance far better than Lucas did, not that it is hard to accomplish that feat.

One of the PCs married the NPC in the epilogue for the series.

Imperator

#34
March 04, 2010, 08:39:36 AM
Quote from: Benoist;364290Major Kudos. Like Boulet said, it's a sign of potential excellence when you're able to step back, look at the issue and say "alright - I screwed up - my bad" and improve from there. Some GMs don't ever get there - too much ego involved.
Thank you.
Quote from: Benoist;364295LOL. I guess it comes with the territory, you know: "it's my game, my world, I make the rules around here", that kind of thing. It spawns a sort of unhealthy protectionism on the part of some GMs, particularly when they fall in the trap of the "GM vs. player" adversarial mentality. If something goes wrong, that's because the players suck, not because -God forbid- you actually might have screwed up. And if you screwed up, don't talk about it, because the players will smell blood and take advantage of it!

Yeah. Not the recipe for the best games, obviously.

That's it. I never understood the adversarial viewpoint. I never understood how the players could "take advantage" of anything. There's no advantage to take.
My name is Ramón Nogueras. Running now Vampire: the Masquerade (Giovanni Chronicles IV for just 3 players), and itching to resume my Call of Cthulhu campaign (The Sense of the Sleight-of-Hand Man).

boulet

#35
March 04, 2010, 09:01:09 AM
Quote from: Imperator;364497That's it. I never understood the adversarial viewpoint. I never understood how the players could "take advantage" of anything. There's no advantage to take.

Getting a bit off topic here, but what the heck... I vaguely remember in my first years playing RPGs peeking at a scenario in a issue of Casus Belli because I knew a friend was going to run it in the near future. Sure I knew there was a trap behind this door and the bad guys used this type of magic or something... But I killed my own enjoyment of the game for the sake of "advantage" in the process. Teenagers gotta learn :)
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