tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post5420438657089244226..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Ruthless BastardsAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-72646271778918083872014-11-04T08:31:47.855-07:002014-11-04T08:31:47.855-07:00Thanks for the invite, Eulalios, but I confess tha...Thanks for the invite, Eulalios, but I confess that I just don't have the time. <a href="http://tao-of-dnd.wikispaces.com/General+Index" rel="nofollow">My email</a> is on the front page of my wiki.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-22490345609862097532014-11-04T07:55:55.990-07:002014-11-04T07:55:55.990-07:00Alexis, I regret that I've lost your tells.net...Alexis, I regret that I've lost your tells.net address. However, apropos this topic, here's an open invite to (perhaps painfully slow) play by post appropriate for players who aspire to be ruthless: http://www.unseenservant.us/forum/viewtopic.php?f=150&t=3248Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-14029457979739602262014-11-03T11:29:48.963-07:002014-11-03T11:29:48.963-07:00Thank you.
Thank you.<br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657793356913767894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-24526875179094527322014-11-03T11:07:23.332-07:002014-11-03T11:07:23.332-07:00Doug,
I did try to address the training yourself ...Doug,<br /><br />I did try to address the training yourself to be a player angle theoretically in How to Play a Character. Follow my finger to the right. I'm fleshing out on another book of Adventuring that would be along these lines.<br /><br />The 'profit' from a dungeon adventure is dependent upon the game's philosophy, right? You make me think I need to write a post proposing the 'overhead' of dungeon adventuring, a subject I don't think I've ever properly considered.<br /><br />Given the right world, a sawmill could be very profitable - of course, it helps if that world has something to spend money on.<br /><br />Turns out, lottery winners mostly blow through their money not through a lack of understanding, but from an unwillingness to say 'no' to friends and even strangers. The fellow in Texas who went broke after winning $300 million was involved in a number of charity building projects, including roofing a church and building a firehall (I think) because the municipality where he lived could not raise that money from the Texas government. It's hard to say no to a good cause.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-81163456794653145562014-11-03T10:54:49.800-07:002014-11-03T10:54:49.800-07:00Gee, that borders dangerously on the "player-...Gee, that borders dangerously on the "player-driven plot" instead of the corporate-approved pre-packaged adventure that we'll gladly sell you for $17.95.<br /><br />Alexis, have you had any advice on either training players or ourselves (GMs) to look at such angles? <br /><br />I'm not all that great at seeing the big picture, although I'm working on that skill. Certainly as a player, there's a lot more reward in that sort of campaign, but learning to look at the situation with new eyes . . . that's a challenge.<br /><br />Of course, if that's covered in your books, then point me there!<br /><br />One other thought occurs to me. Understanding the minutae of the world seems to me is one thing that holds players back from understanding how they can integrate their characters into the bigger picture. For example, compared to the relative wealth of an adventurer, the profit from a sawmill seem like small potatoes. And yet, having a relatively secure place to call home and a business with enough profit to pay for a trustworthy manager to keep an eye on the place are things that "normal" people keep striving to achieve. <br /><br />And as I write that, I am reminded of lottery winners who blow through their millions of dollars and wind up bankrupt because they didn't understand the minutae.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657793356913767894noreply@blogger.com