Questioning chirine ba kal - part III

Greentongue · July 06, 2018, 09:02:48 AM

Yes, a variety of Actual Plays.
So that "One Correct Way" isn't reinforced.
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chirine ba kal · July 06, 2018, 11:53:48 AM

Quote from: Greentongue;1047509Where are there some good EPT "Actual Play" postings?
Are there even any?
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Aside from the afore-mentioned blog, I'm not aware of any. The recent podcast that the '90s players did might help, but that's more in the line of stories about gaming rather then actual play recording or transcripts. I've got video from a miniatured game I did, but I don;t know if that's be of any help as it's a straight dungeon crawl.

(On a related note, I've been repeatedly asked to post recordings of my game sessions, but I don't know how well that would fly. I have the technology, especially with the new digital camcorder, but I don't know if the results would be of interest to people.)

Hermes Serpent · July 06, 2018, 11:59:20 AM

TBH YouTube is full of videos of people playing D&D and some folks even pay good money to watch others playing. Now this is a pastime that I can't understand but having just turned 65 today it's probably age related.

TL;DR You should monetise your games by putting the video up on YouTube

Greentongue · July 06, 2018, 01:08:18 PM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1047547Aside from the afore-mentioned blog, I'm not aware of any. The recent podcast that the '90s players did might help, but that's more in the line of stories about gaming rather then actual play recording or transcripts. I've got video from a miniatured game I did, but I don;t know if that's be of any help as it's a straight dungeon crawl.

(On a related note, I've been repeatedly asked to post recordings of my game sessions, but I don't know how well that would fly. I have the technology, especially with the new digital camcorder, but I don't know if the results would be of interest to people.)

Well, if the people most likely to know don't know of any, then that seems like hole that should be filled.

Certainly would be a way to address the argument that EPT is too complicated, for anyone but those steeped in the lore, to play.
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altfritz · July 07, 2018, 08:00:14 AM

Quote from: AsenRG;1047511You mean, apart from the blog:)?

There was at least one guy posting excerpts from his games on the Tekumel Facebook page. They were kind of cool. But I think he was using a hack of D&D 4th/5th that he did himself. He posted the character classes IIRC and changed the map to suit himself. The adventures were quite interesting.

chirine ba kal · July 07, 2018, 04:06:25 PM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1047548TBH YouTube is full of videos of people playing D&D and some folks even pay good money to watch others playing. Now this is a pastime that I can't understand but having just turned 65 today it's probably age related.

TL;DR You should monetise your games by putting the video up on YouTube

Understood.

Can't. Violation of the Tekumel Foundation's legal monopoly. I don't want to waste money on pointless litigation.

chirine ba kal · July 07, 2018, 04:10:48 PM

Quote from: Greentongue;1047557Well, if the people most likely to know don't know of any, then that seems like hole that should be filled.

Certainly would be a way to address the argument that EPT is too complicated, for anyone but those steeped in the lore, to play.
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Agreed. I'm kind of at a loss how to respond to this. I've been trying to use my book to help, but I've gotten push-back from gamers who tell me that it's useless "wankery" because I am not doing it as an RPG or RPG supplement / module. Videos of my games get about the same reaction of "not enough mechanics" and "too many miniatures". I've come away from it feeling that I'm screwed either way. It's really lowered the morale state around here, and does affect how interested I am in writing or doing anything.

RPGPundit · July 08, 2018, 07:01:34 AM

Quote from: Hermes Serpent;1047548TBH YouTube is full of videos of people playing D&D and some folks even pay good money to watch others playing. Now this is a pastime that I can't understand but having just turned 65 today it's probably age related.

TL;DR You should monetise your games by putting the video up on YouTube

Real people playing ordinary games gets very little views.

What people want is D&D-themed Reality Shows.

AsenRG · July 08, 2018, 08:29:12 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1047899Real people playing ordinary games gets very little views.

What people want is D&D-themed Reality Shows.

Chirine has such elaborate set-ups, miniature enthusiasts would watch them just for the miniatures:D!
The problem is with the Tekumel Foundation.

Greentongue · July 08, 2018, 09:23:40 AM

Quote from: chirine ba kal;1047781Agreed. I'm kind of at a loss how to respond to this. I've been trying to use my book to help, but I've gotten push-back from gamers who tell me that it's useless "wankery" because I am not doing it as an RPG or RPG supplement / module.

Well, your book will be an amazing start.

QuoteVideos of my games get about the same reaction of "not enough mechanics" and "too many miniatures". I've come away from it feeling that I'm screwed either way. It's really lowered the morale state around here, and does affect how interested I am in writing or doing anything.

Doing video re-enactments of events in the book would be great as well.

I was think more of other people's Actual Plays, as your could be seen as "The One True Way" since you played in the original games.
Having games that "the average person" ran or played in would show others can do it too. That it actually isn't an exclusive club.
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chirine ba kal · July 09, 2018, 12:13:30 AM

Quote from: Greentongue;1047909Well, your book will be an amazing start.

Doing video re-enactments of events in the book would be great as well.

I was think more of other people's Actual Plays, as your could be seen as "The One True Way" since you played in the original games.
Having games that "the average person" ran or played in would show others can do it too. That it actually isn't an exclusive club.
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I hope so.

Oh! cool! Hadn't thought of that, but it's very doable.

Understood; I don't know what to suggest, sorry.

RPGPundit · July 11, 2018, 03:19:08 AM

Quote from: AsenRG;1047903Chirine has such elaborate set-ups, miniature enthusiasts would watch them just for the miniatures:D!
The problem is with the Tekumel Foundation.

I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have any actual legal right to stop an actual play video.

AsenRG · July 11, 2018, 03:35:32 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1048407I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have any actual legal right to stop an actual play video.

Of course they don't:).

I'm pretty sure he just doesn't want to spend money to prove them this simple fact. Why should he;)?

RPGPundit · July 13, 2018, 07:39:40 AM

Well, if they did try to sue him, he could always do a fundraiser to pay his legal fees, bankrupt them, and then take control of their assets.

AsenRG · July 13, 2018, 02:24:14 PM

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Quote from: RPGPundit;1048749Well, if they did try to sue him, he could always do a fundraiser to pay his legal fees, bankrupt them, and then take control of their assets.

You're free to try persuading Chirine, of course:). It's not up to me either way.