tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617677799085549365.post6218174662716880411..comments2024-03-12T22:45:16.936+01:00Comments on The Disoriented Ranger: Narrative Flow vs. Player SkillJens D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617677799085549365.post-13812757649631309512016-07-13T19:05:04.144+02:002016-07-13T19:05:04.144+02:00Thanks, man! I hope it is somewhat of assistance, ...Thanks, man! I hope it is somewhat of assistance, then :)Jens D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617677799085549365.post-14681524458236205502016-07-13T18:55:29.201+02:002016-07-13T18:55:29.201+02:00Excellent stuff as always Jens. I forwarded this ...Excellent stuff as always Jens. I forwarded this on to our stars without number GM because it touches on a lot of the things we have been talking about concerning his game.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617677799085549365.post-62926703159343536122016-07-13T10:51:54.947+02:002016-07-13T10:51:54.947+02:00Thanks, Ripper! Resisting to pick up the dice for ...Thanks, Ripper! Resisting to pick up the dice for as long as possible ... good call there. Left me a bit looking for words there :) The game within the game? Game without dice? All inadequate. You hit it on the head.<br /><br />And DMs not knowing this are either inexperienced and getting there or, well, bad.Jens D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18394303166081684904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617677799085549365.post-72800865635147510672016-07-13T00:53:34.876+02:002016-07-13T00:53:34.876+02:00Whenever I am asked how to become a good DM, my an...Whenever I am asked how to become a good DM, my answer is always, PLAY! Be a player and figure it out. Play different styles, different classes, and learn the game from the other side of the screen first. Not to say that you can't learn by fire, but the best way is to play. <br /><br />Modern players have a hard time playing these older games, they expect to run into a hole in the ground, in spite of the fact that they have no idea what is down there, and kill everything; just because they are PCs. They call lower level PC's in our games, incompetent, and this is why. They never figured this stuff out, because once you do, once you look at a situation and resist picking up the dice for as long as possible, then you as the player make these characters competent. It is all about calculating risk and reward, and understanding that you can either kill all of the goblins for XP or what not, or you can convince the goblins to let you lead them in search of bigger fish and a better lair further away. Of course a DM who doesn't have this basic mechanic understood won't let that happen, will they? RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.com