tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post3757166621142377569..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: FuryAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-28700439698511976032014-01-07T10:49:52.998-07:002014-01-07T10:49:52.998-07:00I must confess, Lukas, that while I've done th...I must confess, Lukas, that while I've done the things I find myself describing in my How to Run book, I've never before been able to accurately EXPRESS those things. One of the struggles I had working on the book last year (and failing miserably) was that while the idea of explaining how to DM from an advanced pespective was all well and good, I had trouble actually identifying what I did in front of my gaming table.<br /><br />Here it is now, 2 months after my shattering epiphany, I've written more than 80,000 words (the second draft is now running just over 20,000), I'm having trouble THINKING about anything else except dungeon mastering, and there's no question whatsoever that examining what I'm doing is going to vastly improve my game. I look forward to finishing the book (as frustrating as that is being), and moving on to other projects - but I feel myself changing as I do so.<br /><br />December was a nightmare. Having poured out a tremendous effort to ensure that all the subjects were covered in the first draft, the process of writing the first part proved unexpectedly inadequate. Only now am I beginning to feel I'm on a productive course again, not writing and re-writing my way out of a disastrous voice. I'm glad to hear from those who have commented that the above words sound good and most encouraging.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-31966510603426970662014-01-07T09:34:43.350-07:002014-01-07T09:34:43.350-07:00I wonder, when running my games if time for reflec...I wonder, when running my games if time for reflection, examining what exactly I'm doing and how the players react to it, should be a slightly more structured and regular thing.<br /><br />Maybe it's because it's been a month or so since I've gamed, let alone run, but it seems like overuse could be prevented by examining use in retrospect after a running as well as in planning for the running.Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779189363430537747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42606436186637584272014-01-07T06:52:06.887-07:002014-01-07T06:52:06.887-07:00This is the kind of data that'd be tremendousl...This is the kind of data that'd be tremendously interesting to have, and to learn. Definitely useful for any GM / DM.<br /><br />Same feeling when reading the first excerpt : you tell things that I sometimes got in my thoughts, without clearly noting it. And now it's plain and simple.<br /><br />Can't wait to see more of it ... And to buy it ^^.Vlad malkavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287760654547816927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-71640093007396521762014-01-07T05:49:27.725-07:002014-01-07T05:49:27.725-07:00Another great excerpt.Another great excerpt.Jhandarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305832462589582095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-60287492190692999812014-01-06T14:23:41.460-07:002014-01-06T14:23:41.460-07:00I was in a party that literally exploited the fact...I was in a party that literally exploited the fact dopplegangers could not keep their form while unconscious as a technique to deal with the constant onslaught of the creatures during a campaign where they were particularly prevalent.<br /><br />That said, it is exactly what you think it is. Imagine the 'knock-out game' in DnD land. But with slightly more purpose.Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779189363430537747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-75261446951636849242014-01-06T12:18:13.255-07:002014-01-06T12:18:13.255-07:00If this is the preview, I'm definitively up fo...If this is the preview, I'm definitively up for the whole hog.<br /><br />This looks like it's going to be exactly what I read the blog for; informative, entertaining badassery.Pandredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917809464727878157noreply@blogger.com