tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post3653381364645295525..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: DM Like a Human BeingAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-39903064597798173212013-01-24T08:18:00.501-07:002013-01-24T08:18:00.501-07:00Damn you Socrates. Damn you to hell! ;)Damn you Socrates. Damn you to hell! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-27229058479114039862013-01-22T07:37:29.358-07:002013-01-22T07:37:29.358-07:00Yes, that's right. I told you how to play. I ...Yes, that's right. I told you how to play. I told you how to think. Just like every other authority in the world on any other subject, from golf swings to nuclear disarmament.<br /><br />Welcome to the dialectic.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-35585735719563965612013-01-22T00:46:13.859-07:002013-01-22T00:46:13.859-07:00I think people may be mixing up the word realism w...I think people may be mixing up the word realism with realistic. Which is not something I would judge them for, the words sound similar enough.<br /><br />Regardless of that, realism is a very broad word with many interpretations. Wikipedia defines literary realism as, "the faithful representation of reality." The dictionary defines it as, "the tendency to view or represent things as they really are. "<br /><br />The core of fantasy role play is playing in a world where anything is possible, anything can be created and anything goes. That being said, I can certainly understand how folks could interpret fantasy role play as the opposite of "the faithful representation of reality."<br /><br />I'm a big supporter of game theory and exploring the psychology of the game but telling people HOW they should play just seems like... feeding them spoon-fulls of shit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219867529511829016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-7316610931382222432013-01-19T10:39:31.470-07:002013-01-19T10:39:31.470-07:00You bring a tear of joy to this pessimist's ey...You bring a tear of joy to this pessimist's eye.<br /><br />Good rules for a game should be an interpretation of a fantastic reality. Or a mundane one. When the rules no longer endeavor to make sense, you're playing a board game where things happen arbitrarily to satisfy game design.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351926278188565029noreply@blogger.com