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AllstarSniper32 posted...

hypnox posted...

It is VERY dependent on your group. You have to have a like minded group with play styles that compliment each other.

Having played D&D before, no, none of that is true.

Having RPGed across multiple systems with multiple players for nearly 35 years, yes, all of that was true.

Different players and different groups RP in different ways. Games work best and are the most fun when players mesh well and have similar expectations for the game. Games can also explode spectacularly and leave players so bitter that they never want to RP again because the group dynamics were so absolutely fucked right from the very start.

A huge key is to make sure everyone involved actually wants and expects the same things out of the game, and aren't going to run into a massive brick wall if their interests directly oppose someone else's. This is actually why most experienced players will suggest new groups and new DMs run "zero sessions" with no RP of any kind and no characters, where everyone involved gets a feel for what the people playing actually want out of the game. If you've got a group of players where one person wants deep narrative interaction and socializing with NPCs while another player doesn't care about anything other than rolling dice and smashing monsters, those players are likely not going to enjoy playing together, and even the best DMs who've ever lived will have trouble crafting a campaign to satisfy both of them (and like it or not, there are very few DMs that good anyway).

Done right, you can have a group that becomes almost like family and plays sessions that everyone involved remember fondly for years. Done poorly, and RP can literally end friendships and relationships.
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