Quote"Chao Wen played the lute, Shia Kuang kept time with a baton, and Hui Tsi leaned on a stump and debated.
Each of these three masters was nearly perfect in his own art. Their names will be remembered forevermore. Because they excelled, they were distinguished from others. Because they excelled, they wanted to enlighten others through their art. They tried to teach what could not be taught. This resulted in obscure discussions as to the nature of 'hardness' and 'whiteness.'
Their sons followed in their fathers' footsteps all their lives but accomplished nothing."
Not too shabby for a dude from the fourth century B.C. :)
I'm with you, or Chang Tsu for that matter.
And Confucius say: "Man with hand in pocket not necessarily on the ball."
That shit never gets old!
Man who cooks carrots and peas in pot is unsanitary?
@ droog: the simile of people doing different stuff is also used by noone esle than old time theoristician bankuiai on his blog. there he does it with ball and ballgames. Still, it's true.
Oh, I agree as well, I just happen to like Confucious puns.
Man who stands on toilet is high on pot!
wise man say "Chain still swinging, seat still warm."
Basically, Chang Tzu was a pretty wise guy.
Its what I've been saying: to become a better GM, you can't make up some artificial way or get there by talking about it. You have to go and GM.
To have a good game session, you can't try to force a good game session to happen; you have to just roleplay it.
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Quote from: RPGPunditBasically, Chang Tzu was a pretty wise guy.
Yes, he was.
Quote from: RPGPunditIts what I've been saying: to become a better GM, you can't make up some artificial way or get there by talking about it.
Half true. I think you really can become a
better GM through discussion and reading. I know there are several "how to GM" section in various books that have helped me a lot, as have discussion boards like this. Can you get to be an excellent GM (like me and a lot of us around here) strictly that way? Absolutely not, you have to practice...it's like any other skill.
Quote from: RPGPunditYou have to go and GM.
To have a good game session, you can't try to force a good game session to happen; you have to just roleplay it.
Absolutely true.
GMing isn't theory. GMing is good posture, a strong voice, self-confidence, a no-nonsense attitude, and the ability to hold players' attention.
On that note, it's gameplay and story and all that that most GMs need help with. By themselves (hell, even together) these things don't make a good GM.
Just a thought.
Quote from: beejazzGMing is good posture
I prefer
Two degrees forward from 90 for enthralling description
Three degrees away from 90 for challenging invitation
180 on the floor when they start throwing shit at me
Quote from: ReimdallI prefer
Two degrees forward from 90 for enthralling description
Three degrees away from 90 for challenging invitation
180 on the floor when they start throwing shit at me
Now, if you did the same thing in a deep, booming voice you wouldn't have this problem, lol.
This is exactly my point though... You can learn some fucking amazing stories, but no one is going to teach you how to tell them.