tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post5505080467001023060..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: On Role-Playing (Part 1 of 11)JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-7340767171475186732013-07-10T07:35:45.151-07:002013-07-10T07:35:45.151-07:00Very well said sir! I look forward to reading the ...Very well said sir! I look forward to reading the rest of this post. Thank you for taking the time to help "re-educate" those who seem to have forgotten what role-playing really is.Trailbladeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051207824154001854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-21537511266402463652013-07-09T01:32:14.953-07:002013-07-09T01:32:14.953-07:00@ Shlomo: You're going to get it...at one poin...@ Shlomo: You're going to get it...at one point I refer to one particular well-known (and award winning) game designer as an "fucking half-wit."<br />; )<br /><br />@ Anthony: Thanks! I'm hoping people find a LOT of meat to gnaw on...circa 15K words and I probably could have written even more.<br /><br />In answer to your questions (which are NOT addressed in the essay...see that's another 1000 words right there!): I don't think it's rare, only haphazard. That is, it happens for quite a few players (though probably more often in older players raised on earlier editions), but not as regularly as could be.<br /><br />Are they "doing it wrong?" Better yet, are they "wasting their time?" That's not something I really care to address or make a judgment on at this time. Clearly people are getting SOMETHING out of (table-top) RPGs or they wouldn't be playing...but I think the ability of RPGs to facilitate role-playing is a little understood, little emphasized FEATURE that is the strength of the medium and could help grow the hobby...if it were discussed/utilized in a more explicit fashion.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-45726218645100748482013-07-08T17:59:31.818-07:002013-07-08T17:59:31.818-07:00First of all, I am really glad to see you return t...First of all, I am really glad to see you return to some hardcore subject matter posting! I'm looking forward to it! This is the meatiest of meaty subjects in our realm, no doubt about it. Very interested in what you do in subsequent posts. That said, I'm wondering if you think that actual roleplaying is a rarified thing. I mean, to align player and character objectives? I'm not sure exactly what that means to you, but on a surface level this sounds like something that doesn't happen for a lot of people playing RPGs. And, if this is true, I wonder what you think of people who don't meet that objectives alignment in their gaming careers. Are they "doing it wrong"? Or are they simply just not getting the most out of the pastime. Anyway, just riffing here. Can't wait for more!Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-43645906252031238022013-07-08T16:15:02.492-07:002013-07-08T16:15:02.492-07:00looking forward to some ranting and raving. :)looking forward to some ranting and raving. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com