valadil

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Some coding projects and notes. http://code.sagotsky.com

Opinions on RPG game mastering. http://gm.sagotsky.com

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Nov 29	comment	How can I increase tension during roleplaying? @Dakeyras, TY for editing. I probably wouldn't have called out the two questions thing, but I read this yesterday: meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem
Nov 29	answered	How can I increase tension during roleplaying?
Nov 19	comment	What alternatives to hit points are there for abstracting wounds? I actually started out with one of these systems and was thinking of modernizing it. The rolls involved were trivial, the only hard part was finding the right table. I figure a computer can do that part for you. If someone or some OCR software felt like scanning the Role Master tables, the interface for selecting a table and doing a roll would be pretty trivial. Might not be a bad way to make a heavy system feel more streamlined.
Oct 30	answered	Using Boardgames or Card Games to improve GMing or Playing
Oct 29	awarded	Nice Answer
Oct 29	answered	Repercussions to DM-mandated limit on books allowable for characters?
Oct 26	comment	How do I make headshot rules interesting? I don't think option 3 is so bad. Make the headshot into a hail mary pass. The players always have that option if they're desperate enough, and when it actually does work out it'll be pretty memorable.
Oct 23	comment	Techniques for skimming through travel (fast travel) without meta-teleportation @Vorac, I like this in theory but I've never been able to convince the players it's not just filler. Any suggestions?
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Oct 21	awarded	Yearling
Oct 14	comment	Staying in character and taking it all seriously @mxyzplk, In tabletop everyone who isn't the PCs interacts through the GM. In a LARP, everyone in the game world is played by a separate PC. Having one player per in game agent without having that GM interface in the way is more immersive. However I will concede that LARP is a vague term and my LARPing experience probably isn't the same as everyone else's.
Oct 12	revised	Staying in character and taking it all seriously added 223 characters in body
Oct 12	answered	Staying in character and taking it all seriously
Sep 30	answered	How can I make my PCs flee?
Sep 24	answered	Does anyone have pointers on roleplaying using instant messaging?
Sep 21	awarded	Custodian
Sep 20	comment	Any advice on how to politely approach a friend on problems with her character(s)? @GMJoe, no worries. I've never heard of a player doing something like that long term and I actually think it sounds pretty cool. I like hearing about players doing cool and original things.
Sep 19	awarded	Nice Answer
Sep 19	revised	Any advice on how to politely approach a friend on problems with her character(s)? added 1504 characters in body
Sep 19	comment	Any advice on how to politely approach a friend on problems with her character(s)? @GMJoe, cool! I've never heard of another player doing that. I'd say that's the exception that makes the rule though. I'd also say that's a case where if you ask the player about playing something new, they'd tell you what they were doing was deliberate and not necessarily immature.