tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post8931088967349932751..comments2024-03-29T06:49:41.107-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Doesn't Everyone Have A "Robilar?"JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-59078670607892180122010-08-13T23:31:20.948-07:002010-08-13T23:31:20.948-07:00@ Dungeonmum: Which is, of course, why we play in ...@ Dungeonmum: Which is, of course, why we play in the first place (NOT just "virtual powermongering").<br /><br />Personally, I think that role-playing can bring a deeper richness to our lives. I'm happy you and your husband can game together! <br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-32524385483953207692010-08-13T15:38:26.783-07:002010-08-13T15:38:26.783-07:00I'm a Robilar, my excuse is I'm married to...I'm a Robilar, my excuse is I'm married to the DM. And when the Facebook is updated, the blog post typed, dinner cooked and eaten, the kids put to bed and the housework done, dammit if those other players can't make it well guess who can, 'er indoors of course. I don't think I'll amass great wealth, I have a henchman dragging down my XP so that helps, but I'd be happy to just play for pleasure, no XP.Fran Terminiellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506269178716477521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-86907568131406904142010-07-29T09:12:40.213-07:002010-07-29T09:12:40.213-07:00Hey JB. No worry there, for if I thought you had ...Hey JB. No worry there, for if I thought you had I would have asked for clarification and insisted that I would have been at least a very high level "one or other" by now. ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16267020081130466452010-07-29T06:28:18.809-07:002010-07-29T06:28:18.809-07:00@ Mr. Kuntz: Thanks for reading!
Um...I hope you...@ Mr. Kuntz: Thanks for reading! <br /><br />Um...I hope you don't think I was calling YOU a diva and a douche bag, sir. Um...just so we're clear there...JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-3080202753598712832010-07-29T01:53:41.115-07:002010-07-29T01:53:41.115-07:00No Problem, JB. Just joking about the illo, as th...No Problem, JB. Just joking about the illo, as the only original of Robilar exists at my blog (the header piece drawn according to my description by the goodly artist Eric Bergeron).<br /><br />As for being a legend, I never let it go to my head like that. Started a gamer at heart, will die one. I have a lot of insights and knowledge for having been at the craft and related areas for so long, but that's it.<br /><br />I enjoy really well-crafted articles and one of my friends tipped me off on this as it seemed to him that I might be able to add to it. That's why I posted.<br /><br />As I said before, good post! :)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-21442360611294765352010-07-29T00:10:37.239-07:002010-07-29T00:10:37.239-07:00@ Raf: Glad I'm not the only one! Thanks!
@ D...@ Raf: Glad I'm not the only one! Thanks!<br /><br />@ Drance: A person who's a Libra has the Sun in the traditional location of the constellation Libra at the moment they are born (not necessarily the actual location). The Sun sign colors the rest of your chart. Personally, I've never met a Libra that didn't a) like to socialize with other people (a LOT of gamers I've known have been Libras), and b) had some type of art they practiced (generally music, writing, or visual art). They learn about themselves through their reflections in the "mirror of others."<br /><br />Right now I'm working on the book. I hope to be involved in a regular game in the near future.<br /><br />@ Mr. Kuntz: Um...thanks for the clarification, and...um, wow. I didn't know there were any living legends reading my blog.<br /><br />Sorry about the illo...I couldn't find a griffon-mounted one on-line.<br />: (<br /><br />@ Everyone: Um, Rob Kuntz just said nice words to me...and no one bats an eye? Sheesh!<br /><br />@ Icarus: Perhaps I was being too hard...I mean everyone kept playing after all. The "two-tiered campaign" became the norm for us as well, though there were still some "everyone together events" that didn't always operate with perfect equity, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />@ Spiel: I am glad you think so! I know I do.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-25047828620538325042010-07-28T18:48:54.386-07:002010-07-28T18:48:54.386-07:00Nice post. Looks like we have a lot in common as t...Nice post. Looks like we have a lot in common as to experiences while growing up and gaming. Reading this makes me glad to realize I am in good company. :)spielmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247265293145424283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56625619934756609542010-07-28T17:29:49.798-07:002010-07-28T17:29:49.798-07:00I totally understand the DM/Diva thing. Back in th...I totally understand the DM/Diva thing. Back in the day, when I was DMing 2 hour sessions almost daily, what I saw was that people who were more interested in the game naturally played more. They attended more sessions, played better and did all sorts of things that pushed the envelope to the point where their actions were impinging on the narrative control of the DM. In such a case they either got slapped down or they prevailed, which from the DM's perspective was pretty impressive and so they became sort of a diva in the game, not so much from the DM mollycoddling them but because they were just that good. This is when the whole DM vs players thing starts to morph into the DM vs that one guy and the players vs that guy thing and if the guy can take the hits and come out on top well, I guess he's a diva then. The other players either take the cue and improve their play in which case you have may have the diva vs diva or divas vs DM thing that often occurs in well-developed campaigns or end-game play, or they lose interest in the ongoing narrative and either drop out or retire their characters (or get them killed) and start up new characters to play in a rebooted session or a new campaign (or even game) altogether. As a DM then, one has got to choose to drop one of the two narrative streams or to just run two separate sessions, with one perpetually at a lower level because of the higher character turnover rate. That's how it was for me anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-61355727862915317992010-07-28T14:03:32.860-07:002010-07-28T14:03:32.860-07:00Hiyo JB, Nice post all around.
Perhaps some clari...Hiyo JB, Nice post all around.<br /><br />Perhaps some clarifications in order. Yes, EGG and I traded a massive amount of adventures between us--Robilar running about Greyhawk Castle and Outdoor and City, and he doing likewise in Castle El Raja Key and precincts (including planar leaps on occasion). This soloing really started with Robilar when he and Tenser and Terik took control of GH Castle's first level and barracked troops there and controlled passage down into the Castle from that access point. This differentiated us from the groups to follow, who held us in partial contempt, you see. There was one point of departure; the other being that as in most cases, the quickest route while traveling is the route you walk alone, and in D&D's playtests I had seen some very slow, and sometimes, very inane routes and tactics (throw the fireball in a 20 x10 area type of stuff, the usual in many cases). So around 8th level I set off on my own, or sometimes in company with Terik, Tenser or Murlynd, but in essence with those whose tactics and strategies were consonant with my own, and mine with theirs. Our other henchmen/NPCs which were lower level could interface at times with low-leveled player groups as well, and this happened more as newer groups and visitors appeared in Lake Geneva to take a stab at this "new" game we were playtesting.<br /><br />Gary, ITOH, was intent o building his party and followers into the Golden Horde that he eventually became with the Circle of Eight. Believe me, I threw everything but the kitchen sink at him (as he did with Robilar, who lost a lot and came close to death about 4 times that I can remember). Mordy's (and company's) challenges were grave (as in the Iron Golem in WG5).<br /><br />So, yes, we adventured quite a lot. Because? The main reason being that we were both creative and imaginative and energetic about it and surpassed others in this regard then. This is one of the many reasons I became the Co-DM of Greyhawk--like you, I was into it. Then again, Robilar had brass b**ls, too, and EGG appreciated that as it challenged him to deal with my soloing rather than composite adventuring models which the castle had been designed for. As such this portion of the playtest expanded that outlook as well, and we were looking at every nook and cranny to explore this new idea, you see.<br /><br />Oh, Hi Rafael!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Rob Kuntz (aka Robilar).<br /><br />PS--Tsk Tsk for that awful iron horsey mount, btw... Green Dragon or griffon mount only, please... ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-68646147301270821532010-07-28T13:48:52.775-07:002010-07-28T13:48:52.775-07:00I always enjoy your posts. I have to say, your rel...I always enjoy your posts. I have to say, your relationship with astrology intrigues me. I'm a Libra, what's that mean in your circles? <br /><br />Anyway, I wanted to ask: you aren't currently playing or DMing? I'm just getting back into the hobby, and I am curious about other people "of a certain age" and their current relationship with gaming. Are you just producing the companion? Are you going to be trying to get into actually gaming again any time soon? Just wondering about your status. <br /><br />Again, your blog more often than not stimulates many ideas for me to write about in my own blog...just need to find the time to write all that stuff!Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-88545560067117831682010-07-28T13:12:17.239-07:002010-07-28T13:12:17.239-07:00nice thoughts ;)
i begun with 2ed, and we played o...nice thoughts ;)<br />i begun with 2ed, and we played only in the weekends, but boy...that was fun! now i play one hour, once a week (if lucky!). i love those stories of how robilar did this, how mordenkainen did that...wish there was a book about it :(rafael beltramehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028259465633616284noreply@blogger.com