tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post7505515309970578247..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Desperation & DistractionAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-75105089717383293612014-01-14T09:01:32.617-07:002014-01-14T09:01:32.617-07:00It is a good question, Kimbo. I'll write a po...It is a good question, Kimbo. I'll write a post about it.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-21591399872696519572014-01-14T08:42:37.797-07:002014-01-14T08:42:37.797-07:00Alexis,
this is not something I had ever consider...Alexis, <br />this is not something I had ever considered as part of the game, but clearly it can be. Of course I have experienced bits of this… perhaps more so when I knew less of what was going on, when more of the heart is at play than the head.<br /> <br />Characters in D&D always seemed to me as being unfeeling automatons. Except by spell-like influence they have no; fear, morale failure, pain, irritation, desire, anger, loss of concentration, tiredness etc . ( let alone the heavier psycho-physiological effects of combat)<br /><br />But you can and do elicit most of the emotional joys and suffering in the players themselves... magnificent manipulative bastard.<br /><br />And if due to open table randomness rather than fiat, betterer and betterer... <br />the world (and not the DM) is against the player.<br /><br />But with this deep emotional immersion (rather than mere investment) in an open world offering free agency, what is it that you get out of observing the immersed players pursue their desires and reaping the consequences and experiencing catharsis from time to time? You have said yourself it’s not fun. And your satisfaction sounds like it is as much in the world creation as in the player interaction. <br /><br />So what is it you are enjoying as DM during play?<br />Is it you exploring the players’ psyche as they explore your world?<br />K<br />kimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961382206655820923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-72107931826599463662014-01-13T22:05:59.275-07:002014-01-13T22:05:59.275-07:00One of those grammatical rules, Michael, that does...One of those grammatical rules, Michael, that doesn't seem to have a comprehension issue. Very few of us on the 'net don't slip up, since when we write comments, we 'hear' the words before we see them.<br /><br />A little annoying thing though, I agree.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-43170839655642132432014-01-13T22:02:57.010-07:002014-01-13T22:02:57.010-07:00Ugh. Your write, Michael. 'its' doesnt hav...Ugh. Your write, Michael. 'its' doesnt have an apoplectic.mjuliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710248588764690217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-53337904778245264522014-01-13T20:19:25.529-07:002014-01-13T20:19:25.529-07:00I worked for many years as a paramedic and it woul...I worked for many years as a paramedic and it would seem that at any given time in the middle of the worst of calls my bloody patient, with altered consciousness, combative and at risk of losing his airway, would by some contortionist miracle knock the essential last piece of I.V. appliance from my hand. It would sail slowly across the ambulance, roll a little on the floor and park itself as far under the stretcher as it could get, nestled in it's little sterile package, looking at me like a mouse in a f***ing hole. <br /><br />Horrible. <br /><br />It's also an enduring memory.mjuliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710248588764690217noreply@blogger.com