tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post1466091338052130636..comments2024-03-29T06:49:41.107-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Rooting Against the PlayersJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-56427210492484217792020-05-20T21:29:40.125-07:002020-05-20T21:29:40.125-07:00I absolutely feel the malaise right now, JB. Once ...I absolutely feel the malaise right now, JB. Once my end-of-the-year teacher shit wraps up this week, I don't even know how I'm going to get out of bed. <br /><br />(Well, until online summer school starts, then I have to.) DMWieghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682249561077936507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-65841175547320175322020-05-16T08:46:12.241-07:002020-05-16T08:46:12.241-07:00I thought the main appeal of VtM in the late 90s w...I thought the main appeal of VtM in the late 90s was hooking up with gamers of the opposite sex.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-33647875976255464902020-05-16T08:44:19.386-07:002020-05-16T08:44:19.386-07:00@ Shlomo:
Don't doubt it's some breed of ...@ Shlomo:<br /><br />Don't doubt it's some breed of depression...very symptomatic. But aren't we all a bit depressed at the moment?<br /><br />There was no gratuitous, squeam-producing narration to accompany the burning, and my child has yet to have nightmares...so far, she appears to understand that we are simply playing a game. On the other hand, she doesn't particularly like that the character is "so mean." When she found out he had a fatal illness, her first reaction was "good." JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-83923950848108319462020-05-16T07:39:46.994-07:002020-05-16T07:39:46.994-07:00Honestly this was a big part of the appeal of Vamp...Honestly this was a big part of the appeal of Vampire: The Masquerade in the second half of the 90's up through the mid-2000's - a game designed from the ground up to have you play as a monster. And not just any monster, but the one that was in the middle of a pop culture renaissance at the time.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285793254382192231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-43556088055155158502020-05-16T03:04:42.517-07:002020-05-16T03:04:42.517-07:00kids using rpgs to act out amoral tendencies is a ...kids using rpgs to act out amoral tendencies is a great feature of the hobby imo. as long as you stick to having them face the consequences of their actions there's most likely no harm, unless things constantly stray into extreme territory. apart from the burning all your examples were just silly, but only you can judge if there's cause for worry.<br /><br />talking with the kids afterwards should be mandatory though, for a game that's bound to include violence, especially if you have a 6 year old involved. having a kid that young in a game that involves burning people alive or similar extremes seems way over the line to me, though. i would't allow that and i think you should communicate that to the older kids.<br /><br />as for your malaise, this could be a subtle sign of depression, if i may be so personal. seeing someone about that probably won't hurt. :)shlominushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10230735173349001611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-72126370274113417852020-05-15T14:16:55.402-07:002020-05-15T14:16:55.402-07:00I’m realizing how lucky I am that I’m playing with...I’m realizing how lucky I am that I’m playing with a good friend my age, and six more kids, two of them his own. Having an adult in the party definitely helps. Haven’t had to deal with this kind of behavior, ever. The worst it got was kicking around the head of a goblin.Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-20845976607545705152020-05-15T12:38:41.981-07:002020-05-15T12:38:41.981-07:00Thanks, Fuzzy.
One thing I consider (and I realiz...Thanks, Fuzzy.<br /><br />One thing I consider (and I realize not everyone will agree with this) is that "jerk behavior" is relative. Some tables are just fine with a cutthroat environment...even cutting one's own throat. Certainly, in my youth we were happy to play this way...and we would pay the consequences as a result (one of the ways we learned what not to do). <br /><br />But I'm not playing as a "peer;" I'm an adult and a parent. I have a duty to check in with my own kids and mentor/parent them. Which is damn exhausting (in addition to the normal energy expenditure). <br /><br />I feel a bit sorry for the kid that doesn't have other kids of like mind to play with. But that doesn't change my mind on how I want to run *my* game. But even as I don't cater to his (or any of the children's) whims, I still have to have a level of patience with ALL the children because of the shortcomings that come with playing with kids at all. <br /><br />It's a bit "sucky'er" of an experience than I'd prefer. But, then, so is gaming in a virtual environment (as we are forced to do). There's a lot of ways things could be better...but they are what they are.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-33670243586540471572020-05-15T11:31:53.676-07:002020-05-15T11:31:53.676-07:00As someone who still remembers a lot of what happe...As someone who still remembers a lot of what happened at age thirteen, I can empathize with the jerk behavior - even if, as a referee, I'm all too aware of how annoying it is to manage. Best of luck to you and yours.Fuzzy Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606454596061907461noreply@blogger.com