tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post5321527146914075935..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: ManagementAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-19674383322158128712013-08-22T01:26:34.761-06:002013-08-22T01:26:34.761-06:00Thanks Alexis. I don't know if you wrote that ...Thanks Alexis. I don't know if you wrote that with the intent of conveying how tedious it would be to transcribe exactly what was happening. But even if you did I actually got a better sense of what was going down when you made the call you did. Which is the call I would've made too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357052607897716294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-4465866398315143652013-08-21T21:34:53.119-06:002013-08-21T21:34:53.119-06:00Sorry, Matt ... I didn't have a recorder runni...Sorry, Matt ... I didn't have a recorder running at the time.<br /><br />Mage goes to throw spell; thief makes suggestion; fighter makes suggestion; mage is thinking about actual intent; fighter makes suggestion again; mage makes first indication, names color that isn't on the map; DM asks for clarification; thief makes suggestion; mage misunderstands; thief urges suggestion; mage names three colors; DM confirms colors; thief sees that the wrong three colors are named; mage renames three colors, including injured orc; thief shouts dissatisfaction; fighter rushes to defense of mage; DM indicates colors have been chosen; thief starts to explain what the mage shouldn't have done; DM imposes point that its done; mage declares incoherence at what was done wrong; thief tells her; DM interrupts thief; thief continues to try to explain error; DM raises voice and disconnects thief, declaring it's done; thief interrupts; DM imposes authority, says it can be argued later; thief is very unhappy, says so; DM restates that the next round is starting; next round starts.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-13109920750475335072013-08-21T20:51:34.199-06:002013-08-21T20:51:34.199-06:00Cool post. It'd be great to have a little more...Cool post. It'd be great to have a little more of a sense of the dialogue going at the table when you had that tense situation. Even if you can't remember exactly what was said, words to the effect would help fill in the blanks. I say that just because when you present a somewhat abstracted situation it's harder to tell whether your approach really was the most effective or not. I mean I take you're word for it, but I'm just saying. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357052607897716294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-37089460493881600762013-08-21T10:15:08.359-06:002013-08-21T10:15:08.359-06:00That's the part that no other "How to GM&...That's the part that no other "How to GM" book will cover: Managing, having interpersonal social skills. Wow. You just put the bar so high that I cannot help but to try to reach for it. Scarbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354844943665937610noreply@blogger.com