tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post6256086537805590848..comments2024-03-29T02:20:03.864-04:00Comments on Age of Ravens: My Knee vs. Drama(System): A Guest PostLowell Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02359280169506945906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-31962966474466989832013-09-09T03:18:17.825-04:002013-09-09T03:18:17.825-04:00Good job with the whole post!
Thank you so much.Good job with the whole post!<br />Thank you so much.signage sheffieldhttp://imagesignstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-82414211312222503042013-01-05T15:16:10.821-05:002013-01-05T15:16:10.821-05:00Have you tried other story-focused rpgs (apocalyps...Have you tried other story-focused rpgs (apocalypse engine based games etc.)? <br /><br />They’re different enough that I don’t think they necessarily appeal to the same people who enjoy Mutants and Masterminds or Pathfinder (two choose two great, but different, games at random). I’d even go so far as to say I find it hard to believe there are people sincerely enjoying both types of games. <br /><br />I'd just play what you enjoy, and avoid any epic battles that don't seem likely be that much fun. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-86636890308349727642012-12-31T23:38:09.981-05:002012-12-31T23:38:09.981-05:00Hi! Well, that certainly helped me. I didn't q...Hi! Well, that certainly helped me. I didn't quite have the same emotional reaction to Drama System. My problem was paradigm shifting out of more gamist mechanics -- I guess my reaction was emotional, but more internal (why can't I get it? I'm a reasonably smart guy!)<br /><br />Marvel Heroic and FATE already helped a bit, but Drama System is yet another struggle for me.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-86963403888059114922012-12-31T23:27:04.426-05:002012-12-31T23:27:04.426-05:00You put it beautifully! I think the thing is that...You put it beautifully! I think the thing is that I am accustomed to the procedural parts of the story fully fleshed out and the relationships only suggested via the tabletop equivalent of cut-scenes (or handled strangely with standard social mechanics). Part of me is convinced there is a terrible price that will have to be paid -- or, perhaps, that I'll have to develop some serious acting chops to carry it off, maybe.<br /><br />But really, the thing that is making my reaction particularly strange to me is that I can't pinpoint it. So frustrating. But I will be trying it out soon, so that ought to put some of the possibilities to test. <br /><br /><br /> Auzumelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745556063535219123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-44189300175792434622012-12-31T18:26:12.695-05:002012-12-31T18:26:12.695-05:00I was part of the playtest. Maybe this will help....I was part of the playtest. Maybe this will help.<br /><br />Maybe you watched Firefly. If you did and your favorite part of Firefly was how they got into/out of trouble in each episode, then Drama System will probably only half work for you--the procedural bits, and maybe not those either because they're more about the rhythm of up-beats and down-beats in a plot than they are about characters being cool and competent. <br /><br />If your favorite part of Firefly was wondering whether Jane would finally betray the Tams or if Simon would give in and realize he was falling for Kaylee, and whether Wash and Zoe would ever agree to have that kid, and whether Book would reveal his past, etc., then Drama System is geared to play EXACTLY THAT GAME. It's all about what player characters want from each other.<br /><br />If your favorite part of X-Men is seeing them fight some anti-mutant menace, then probably not Drama System. If your favorite part of X-Men is the fact that Jean wants Scott AND Logan, but can't really give herself completely to either of them, or that Scott subconsciously resents the crap out of the professor for never letting him become his own man, etc., then Drama System.<br /><br />If Luke's daddy issues and the Luke/Leia/Han triangle are your real draw to the Star Wars franchise, Drama System is for you. If you're only in it for the lightsaber duels and space battles, maybe not.<br /><br />That's an approximation.JackFoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645969148889581726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-67647876906885212282012-12-31T17:37:55.468-05:002012-12-31T17:37:55.468-05:00Arg. Edit to put back word I must have inadvertan...Arg. Edit to put back word I must have inadvertantly backspaced over -- it's underlined. Point was entirely about my own knee-jerkery and passive-agressiveness to myself -- not commentary on anyone or their play styles (which are my play styles in some games). Point is how much Drama I create for myself (wholly internally, I hope) in trying to grasp change and new ideas that I CHOOSE to engage. Auzumelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745556063535219123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-26011080816569793252012-12-31T15:20:34.993-05:002012-12-31T15:20:34.993-05:00Seems to have a lot of....feelings and judgments a...Seems to have a lot of....feelings and judgments and assumptions and jargon and baggage wrapped up in just having a taste about one playstyle or another.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.com