tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post2486145260678569573..comments2009-09-26T19:55:29.005-04:00Comments on The Dice of Life: Quick and Dirty: No time for prep? No time for rul...Kristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02005229076590602851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-18498798443212744202009-09-26T19:55:29.005-04:002009-09-26T19:55:29.005-04:00I have used a modified Universalis system for brai...I have used a modified Universalis system for brainstorming and world building as well. It's a great way to mediate a collaborative story effort.DNAphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322161635936030497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-13733556116907289762009-09-24T03:57:33.480-04:002009-09-24T03:57:33.480-04:00I think that is actually the massive speed bump fo...I think that is actually the massive speed bump for most players moving from a trad game to a story game...that fear of letting go of the rules and moving to a more freeform aspect of gaming. I feel it is actually easier once you can mentally accept this jump. When I look at a more trad game now, I almost always find myself saying to myself, "why go through all this? we could easily do this with another system with way more ease and less pain."m.s. jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998881232495777586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-2353312757506337182009-09-22T17:01:23.498-04:002009-09-22T17:01:23.498-04:00Sounds like great fun. I wonder if I could have be...Sounds like great fun. I wonder if I could have been that creative in the same spot...Andreas Davourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-85068814767910028442009-09-21T22:44:19.768-04:002009-09-21T22:44:19.768-04:00Really great post. I'm a huge fan of the way Univ...Really great post. I'm a huge fan of the way Universalis and Mortal Coil formalize the process of letting players define the world. I think this is a good goal-centric intro to story games, actually.John Lammershttp://www.epictable.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-22123621769644407232009-09-21T08:17:58.795-04:002009-09-21T08:17:58.795-04:00Awesome, good stuff Brennen, we should take a stab...Awesome, good stuff Brennen, we should take a stab at this some evening, just grab a few people and see what we come up with.m.s. jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998881232495777586noreply@blogger.com