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| Zeus 05/29/17 3:02:48 PM #22: | streamofthesky posted... That's basically how Record of Lodoss War was created. Huh. Didn't know that, but loved Lodoss... or, at least, the OVA (or maybe what I saw of the OVA?). I still need to see the series which I bought some years ago. Lightning Bolt posted... Plus it's literally a game. Story aside, I enjoy building monsters and sending them against the PCs. Combats are strategic and exciting, and unlike books there's no chance for plot armor so the fights are actually tense. Which again comes down to not knowing what happens I guess. Out of curiosity, do you guys use maps and game pieces -- which I've seen some people do, I assume for reference -- or is it just pure storytelling? Lightning Bolt posted... I don't really see the appeal of writing a book, to be honest. You don't get to "live" the story as much, it's way less social and exciting, and the big benefit is being able to share it with strangers en masse which doesn't really appeal. Plus I guess if anything accidentally turns out a bit goofy or cringey during the campaign, whatever embarrassment is limited to the group. One of the hangups about writing is that you never know how the reader will react. I went to a writer's conference once while in college where, and I still feel a little bad about this, I wasn't able to stop myself from laughing while reading a younger guy's work. Ironically, after that I wound up feeling more self-conscious about my stuff. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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