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System-Blind Play?

Started by Calithena, April 09, 2007, 09:49:23 PM

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dar

#15
April 10, 2007, 11:27:34 PM
The exact opposite is he hands out GURPS character sheets and then uses FUDGE to actually run the game :)

Seanchai

#16
April 10, 2007, 11:50:55 PM
Quote from: CalithenaOut of curiosity, what do you see as 'the exact opposite'?

I make the players handle the PCs and ask them rules questions.

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James McMurray

#17
April 11, 2007, 10:49:24 AM
I like it with the right game. If the system is too complex, it's way too much work for the GM. I'd never do it with 3.x, but it'd work well with Unisystem.

Drew

#18
April 11, 2007, 11:58:54 AM
As a player I like learning systems and applying my knowledge to tactics and character building.

As a GM I prefer everyone to understand at least the basics of the rules, and find that system melts into the background when this is the case anyway.

As an rpg'er in general I can't stand people who spend hours of in-game time debating rules or deliberating over tactical choices. I'll happily sit with them and experiment with the system away from the table, but once we start playing I have no patience for it.
 

Pseudoephedrine

#19
April 11, 2007, 01:00:59 PM
The situation the OP described is that of ParanoiaXP. If PCs demonstrate rules knowledge, their characters can be killed.
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