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What storygames are really like.

Started by J Arcane, March 26, 2012, 09:50:44 AM

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J Arcane

March 26, 2012, 09:50:44 AM
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Rincewind1

#1
March 26, 2012, 09:52:25 AM
SMBC is such hipster crap.
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Rincewind1

#2
March 26, 2012, 09:56:42 AM
SMBC is such hipster crap. But this one is decent :P.
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D-503

#3
March 26, 2012, 10:21:53 AM
I thought that was brilliant.

Also, you wouldn't play that?
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J Arcane

#4
March 26, 2012, 10:32:28 AM
Quote from: D-503;523926I thought that was brilliant.

Also, you wouldn't play that?

I must confess it makes for an entertaining joke to watch, but like most storygames, I doubt it would hold up to repeat sessions. ;)
Bedroom Wall Press - Games that make you feel like a kid again.

Arcana Rising - An Urban Fantasy Roleplaying Game, powered by Hulks and Horrors.
Hulks and Horrors - A Sci-Fi Roleplaying game of Exploration and Dungeon Adventure
Heaven\'s Shadow - A Roleplaying Game of Faith and Assassination

Rincewind1

#5
March 26, 2012, 10:35:04 AM
Quote from: J Arcane;523927I must confess it makes for an entertaining joke to watch, but like most storygames, I doubt it would hold up to repeat sessions. ;)

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two_fishes

#6
March 26, 2012, 10:43:53 AM
They forgot the lattes and rice crisps.

Mikko Leho

#7
March 26, 2012, 11:04:18 AM
Is there a casting limit for Masturbation? Let's assume that I am a 4th level Wanker?

D-503

#8
March 26, 2012, 12:08:46 PM
Quote from: J Arcane;523927I must confess it makes for an entertaining joke to watch, but like most storygames, I doubt it would hold up to repeat sessions. ;)

A mate of mine who basically only plays storygames these days likes to compare them to scenarios. He tends to see each game as comparable to a published scenario or campaign for a more traditional rpg.

I don't think it's a bad analogy actually. That said, the constant search for the new has its rewards but long term campaign play I think is where the hobby shines best.
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Bedrockbrendan

#9
March 30, 2012, 09:22:31 PM
Quote from: Mikko Leho;523930Is there a casting limit for Masturbation? Let's assume that I am a 4th level Wanker?

Existential Crisis and Dragons uses 4e so it is probably a daily.

Peregrin

#10
March 30, 2012, 10:05:11 PM
Pretty good, although Im partial to the Regular Show episode where they take the piss out of RPGs, but I guess that would be more "What trad games are really like."
"In a way, the Lands of Dream are far more brutal than the worlds of most mainstream games. All of the games set there have a bittersweetness that I find much harder to take than the ridiculous adolescent posturing of so-called \'grittily realistic\' games. So maybe one reason I like them as a setting is because they are far more like the real world: colourful, crazy, full of strange creatures and people, eternal and yet changing, deeply beautiful and sometimes profoundly bitter."

Rincewind1

#11
March 30, 2012, 10:23:02 PM
Quote from: Peregrin;524915Pretty good, although Im partial to the Regular Show episode where they take the piss out of RPGs, but I guess that would be more "What trad games are really like."

Must be a new one - haven't seen that one yet!
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Peregrin

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March 30, 2012, 11:59:58 PM Last Edit: March 31, 2012, 12:03:53 AM by Peregrin
Quote from: Rincewind1;524920Must be a new one - haven't seen that one yet!

It's actually been out for a while:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ25N0Fs9Ng&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UuhMLTUmvo
"In a way, the Lands of Dream are far more brutal than the worlds of most mainstream games. All of the games set there have a bittersweetness that I find much harder to take than the ridiculous adolescent posturing of so-called \'grittily realistic\' games. So maybe one reason I like them as a setting is because they are far more like the real world: colourful, crazy, full of strange creatures and people, eternal and yet changing, deeply beautiful and sometimes profoundly bitter."

Rincewind1

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March 31, 2012, 09:57:49 AM
Oh yeah, I remember that one :D.
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