I usually skip the discussions on blogs. Sometimes I’ll read the handful of comments already there before adding my own. I usually subscribe to email notifications and that’s that. Interesting discussions are rare, however.
Recently I’ve found two:
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What kind of campaign style and mood do you enjoy the most?
I’ve written a post about my preferred campaign style yesterday, I’ve written about various my DM profile, and at the last con I was, I talked to other people about play styles. As you can tell from my previous posts, I’m very interested in all sorts of typification. But *I never considered the session mood*.
At that last con, I was surprised. See, I recently joined a Rolemaster group where the game master is really laid back. When we meet on Saturdays, there’s talk about new harddrives, the prices of ink cardriges, what food to cook, when to eat, stuff we did – where as I’m used to after work games. 3½ hours is all we have! So *go, go, go*!
I remember at one point they were talking on and on, and I started preparing for my Monday D&D game instead of wasting time. I was disappointed!
But at this last con I mentioned, I met people who just liked to get into character. They told me that when they game, it’s all *candle light, medieval music, fresh fruit served in pewter dishes, traditional saussages, and talking in character*. The mind boggled.
So now I’m curious. I want to see how other people slow down, relax, and play. No action, just flow. We’ll see whether that works for me. I don’t want to be a *one trick pony*!
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