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{Olde School} Succinct description

Started by StormBringer, August 05, 2008, 02:21:47 PM

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David R

#75
August 08, 2008, 10:55:56 AM
Quote from: Stuart;233420This is why I like playing with a set map* and encounters.  If the players are asked to choose between the door on the left and the door on the right, then I want there to be something static in place behind those doors.  I don't enjoy (either as DM or player) those things being moved around, or improvised after the choice has been made.  Since an adventure involves a lot of decisions (doors or otherwise) I prefer those things to be planned out in advance.

* either a location map or a event/story map

Is the game you're currently designing based on this, Stuart?

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David R

Blackleaf

#76
August 08, 2008, 11:00:47 AM
Quote from: David R;233451Is the game you're currently designing based on this, Stuart?

Yes.  I have a couple of game projects, but one in particular requires a map + key, since players can make secret moves during the game. :)

droog

#77
August 08, 2008, 08:09:45 PM
Quote from: Ikrast;233412Um... this sounds like a personal problem of yours, and not a general aspect of gaming.
As I said:

QuoteMy problem with Ye Olde Schoole

Quote from: Ikrast;233412Ironically, when you say that GM's aren't computers, I couldn't agree more: having to blindly follow a fixed set of rules in someone else's setting makes me feel for all the world like a videogame processor, and that's not a role I want.
My ideal is to spread the load. The role I don't want is universal arbiter. I don't like the social dynamic it fosters; although in my time I have certainly benefited from it.

Quote from: Ikrast;233412Personally, I'll stick to writing my own settings, tweaking rules, and running AD&D 2e the way it was intended to be run, wide open, tweaked and loose. My players have been with me for several decades now, and they still laugh every game, so I know I'm doing it right.
If you're enjoying it, please continue. I, too, had fun for many many years.
The past lives on in your front room
The poor still weak the rich still rule
History lives in the books at home
The books at home

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jswa

#78
August 09, 2008, 07:41:58 PM
I love the old school mindset. I just hate old school players.

No, not really. It just seems like the majority of old schoolers I see talking or who I meet are dicks. But that goes both ways. Mainly I just don't like people who are dicks. :/
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