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Post by UrbanBlue on Oct 26, 2011 23:23:05 GMT -5
I think that too many people on this site worry about mechanics instead of playing the game like its a comic.
For example, who cares how (blank cool comic weapon) would work? Come up with a general number and play off of the fact that's it;s fairly well known in comics.
I mean, I wouldn't ask a player playing as Spider-Man to tell me that Spider-Man had webshooters and they work like blank with blank stones in range and black stones in blank. I would just figure out a general way for it to work.
When I write an established character, I don't stone him, I write the character as the character would be in my opinion.
When I (probably) write an updated Taskmaster profile, I'm noot worried about saying Ok Intelligence is blank stones in cost, I'm trying to make the character accurate.
It's not about the numbers, it's about the adventure.
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Post by malice on Oct 26, 2011 23:39:34 GMT -5
Different people enjoy different things, and not all comic fans play alike.
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Post by Brainstem on Oct 27, 2011 0:48:25 GMT -5
Uh... thank you?
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Post by Jet on Oct 27, 2011 4:33:05 GMT -5
Damnit, I wanted to say something, but Malice said it all in one sentence.
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Post by roxolid on Oct 27, 2011 13:02:15 GMT -5
Are you talking about free form roleplaying - basically no mechanics involved? I did that back in the day (90s) on message boards. Was quite fun, but more like story telling rather than gaming.
I was always too over critical of my characters too. I ran a character called Wonder Man (not the Marvel version, the ORIGINAL version, from the 30s which ran foul of DC's legal department and was canned after one issue for 'being too much like Superman'.)
It was quite fun, trying to 'finish off' the story of the character after his premature cancellation. Overall though, I don't miss the interactive storytelling - it's even more time consuming than playing RPGs (having to read through sometimes long replies then reply with your own, equally long, reply), but fun if you have the time. Improves your writing and punctuation skills no end when you're doing it regularly.
Ah, the good old days. Not so good if I recall. A shitty 33.6 modem and £100/month (minimum) for internet access.... Downloading a song would take 20 minutes+ ...
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Post by andyman on Oct 27, 2011 22:12:31 GMT -5
I think that too many people on this site worry about mechanics instead of playing the game like its a comic. For example, who cares how (blank cool comic weapon) would work? Come up with a general number and play off of the fact that's it;s fairly well known in comics. I mean, I wouldn't ask a player playing as Spider-Man to tell me that Spider-Man had webshooters and they work like blank with blank stones in range and black stones in blank. I would just figure out a general way for it to work. When I write an established character, I don't stone him, I write the character as the character would be in my opinion. When I (probably) write an updated Taskmaster profile, I'm noot worried about saying Ok Intelligence is blank stones in cost, I'm trying to make the character accurate. It's not about the numbers, it's about the adventure. I think you'd like The Daily Bugle. |
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Post by andyman on Oct 27, 2011 22:13:47 GMT -5
Different people enjoy different things, and not all comic fans play alike. I think you'd like The Daily Bugle. |
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Post by andyman on Oct 27, 2011 22:14:50 GMT -5
I think you'd like Thanksgiving. |
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Post by andyman on Oct 27, 2011 22:15:23 GMT -5
Damnit, I wanted to say something, but Malice said it all in one sentence. I think you'd like Peacesavers! |
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Post by andyman on Oct 27, 2011 22:16:42 GMT -5
Are you talking about free form roleplaying - basically no mechanics involved? I did that back in the day (90s) on message boards. Was quite fun, but more like story telling rather than gaming. I was always too over critical of my characters too. I ran a character called Wonder Man (not the Marvel version, the ORIGINAL version, from the 30s which ran foul of DC's legal department and was canned after one issue for 'being too much like Superman'.) It was quite fun, trying to 'finish off' the story of the character after his premature cancellation. Overall though, I don't miss the interactive storytelling - it's even more time consuming than playing RPGs (having to read through sometimes long replies then reply with your own, equally long, reply), but fun if you have the time. Improves your writing and punctuation skills no end when you're doing it regularly. Ah, the good old days. Not so good if I recall. A shitty 33.6 modem and £100/month (minimum) for internet access.... Downloading a song would take 20 minutes+ ... I think you'd like The Daily Bugle. |
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Post by Jet on Oct 28, 2011 4:08:42 GMT -5
Andyman is trolling? Never thought I see that one coming. But yeah, I would like Peacesavers!  |
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Post by roxolid on Oct 28, 2011 6:15:41 GMT -5
Are you talking about free form roleplaying - basically no mechanics involved? I did that back in the day (90s) on message boards. Was quite fun, but more like story telling rather than gaming. I was always too over critical of my characters too. I ran a character called Wonder Man (not the Marvel version, the ORIGINAL version, from the 30s which ran foul of DC's legal department and was canned after one issue for 'being too much like Superman'.) It was quite fun, trying to 'finish off' the story of the character after his premature cancellation. Overall though, I don't miss the interactive storytelling - it's even more time consuming than playing RPGs (having to read through sometimes long replies then reply with your own, equally long, reply), but fun if you have the time. Improves your writing and punctuation skills no end when you're doing it regularly. Ah, the good old days. Not so good if I recall. A shitty 33.6 modem and £100/month (minimum) for internet access.... Downloading a song would take 20 minutes+ ... I think you'd like The Daily Bugle. Ahhh... so THAT's how people get such high post counts?   |
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Post by Brainstem on Oct 28, 2011 9:58:31 GMT -5
Spam? Never. >.>
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Post by UrbanBlue on Oct 28, 2011 15:34:13 GMT -5
Yeah sorry about the post. What was I thinking.
But I do think people should of course play like fans
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Post by WildKnight on Oct 28, 2011 19:18:11 GMT -5
So... I'm the only one that finds it ironic that this is basically telling people that they're playing the game wrong because they're worried about playing the game wrong(?)
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