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Started by D-503, July 18, 2013, 06:29:16 AM

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Imperator

#30
July 27, 2013, 06:13:05 PM
Quote from: LordVreeg;675145By the way, that is awesome.  The fact it came from Jeff, I mean, and the fact you are enjoying it.

A gentleman and a scholar, he is.
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#31
July 29, 2013, 02:07:55 AM
Quote from: D-503;674505Interesting point, and I admit the GPC is bearing that out so far.

I wonder if this is why some in the indie crowd don't get immersion? Indie gaming/storygaming is strongly focused on the one-shot or miniseries approach to gaming (six sessions say). There are exceptions aimed at campaign play, but they don't seem to get played as much.

If depth emerges from extended play, which sounds credible to me, and all you play is short stuff you literally wouldn't see that depth emerging in your play.

I would guess that at least in the case of the major proponents of that movement, its the other way around: the fact that they reject Immersion means that they end up producing games that are mostly unplayable as long-term deep-immersion campaigns.

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#32
July 29, 2013, 02:27:31 AM
I would also hazard that people get stuck telling the same "story" after a while, so changing up the group is necessary to keep it fresh.

It's like the guy who plays the same character, no matter what game you're playing (often using the same picture, even).
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#33
July 30, 2013, 02:09:13 PM
Quote from: Novastar;675593I would also hazard that people get stuck telling the same "story" after a while, so changing up the group is necessary to keep it fresh.

Campaigns that have emulative depth to them can go on for a very long time without treading over old ground.

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