tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post4825191865340222244..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Art InflationAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-49658413964918937782017-04-07T08:22:59.548-06:002017-04-07T08:22:59.548-06:00Whatever your final decision may be (not sure what...Whatever your final decision may be (not sure what the best would be myself), I would definitely think that "favourite types of art" and other such effects would be perfect additions to the character background generator.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-6417319203479206692017-04-06T08:23:40.397-06:002017-04-06T08:23:40.397-06:00I remember, at one point, the plan was to give a b...I remember, at one point, the plan was to give a bonus to all xp gained for a period of time after the experience. <br /><br />So maybe a combination, where art provides an xp percentage increase for a time, with the extra xp gain capped by the creating bard's xp transfer.<br /><br />My thinking is that the xp percentage boost is determined by the number of doubles, and the length determined by the quality of the piece. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846071799831004752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-10752398881625064702017-04-06T07:13:14.822-06:002017-04-06T07:13:14.822-06:00Along with your endurance notion, perhaps a time c...Along with your endurance notion, perhaps a time component is required as well? Walking past a painting in a gallery is quite a different experience from standing and examining it for an hour. Similarly, to simply experience the grandeur of Notre Dame you must spend time observing the buttresses, the tracery, the stonework, from inside and outside and from every level available. There is a particular history museum in my city that I could easily spend two whole days exploring and still feel as though I've missed so much of what is on offer there. <br /><br />I like the idea, too, of having a favorite style of art. Personally mine are literature and architecture, though I have developed an increasing appreciation for dance given my experience with it and an understanding of the tremendous amount of work it takes, which might be a direction to take as well; being the more experience one has personally with a given art form the more they are able to get from other's works in the art? And certainly there must be a limit to how much one can absorb in a day/week. <br /><br />One last thought. The wealthy can and do commission custom works of art as you mentioned, but how much do they personally gain from them as transformative experiences? Quite a bit of what rich and powerful people do is to impress others with their wealth and power. How much is conspicuous consumption, and how much is actual art appreciation?Lothar Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195099273437009840noreply@blogger.com