tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post4796531687613848576..comments2009-10-21T18:02:55.680-04:00Kristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02005229076590602851noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-88202881179791324582009-10-21T17:41:54.868-04:002009-10-21T17:41:54.868-04:00Okay! Your response to Tyson instantly made your post clear. Thanks for taking the time to respond to him. And Tyson, you did a much better job at expressing the same confusion I was feeling. Thanks to both of you.<br /><br />Yes. I can see the point of your frustration now. Being on a different page from the rest of your gaming group would be all kinds of crappy. Without that context, the original post came off as a rant against D&amp;D. With that context, I can now grasp the frustration you are feeling.santinj@http://www.blogger.com/profile/10130263877410085300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-50871505517886976652009-10-21T12:20:14.445-04:002009-10-21T12:20:14.445-04:00Tyson, I&#39;m frustruated by the fact that when I get together to play with my home group, they all try to play out adolescent power fantasies and get all pissy when they fail rolls. Rob Donoughue refers to it as Competence Porn. They&#39;re trying to play a role-playing game like a video game.<br /><br />In contrast, I don&#39;t really care about my characters when I play as much as I care about an interesting story. I want them to get into crappy situations. You know, like a real story.<br /><br />The problem is that we&#39;re trying to play different games using the same rules.Brennen Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424171452150126958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-73785765805520087312009-10-21T12:06:55.103-04:002009-10-21T12:06:55.103-04:00Some context for this woul dhave been good, what sparked this editorial piece? Why are you bringing this up now instead of before or later?Tyson J. Hayeshttp://www.apathygames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-77229339999094622642009-10-21T08:17:23.650-04:002009-10-21T08:17:23.650-04:00I guess that&#39;s what an editorial is for...Lunatykhttp://mirk-rpg.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488126664415887850.post-18873948177148251572009-10-20T18:29:15.775-04:002009-10-20T18:29:15.775-04:00I guess I&#39;m missing the point, or perhaps there isn&#39;t one. In any case, thanks for the warning. Was that the point?santinj@http://www.blogger.com/profile/10130263877410085300noreply@blogger.com