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i know what you mean
stick around though please
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This means that the difference won't be discovered until it comes up in play. And then, since they believe their storytelling or theater or whatever is the definition of TTRPG, when I say that's not what I'm after, they think that *I've* lied to *them*.
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So we'll both say words like "roleplaying game" but they actually mean something else (like storytelling or theater), and they just assume that I'm ALSO talking about that other thing, because they don't understand that there are other options, that "roleplaying game" has a literal meaning.
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That's the next layer: they don't *know* they're speaking in code. They get it in their head that "roleplaying game" means something else than a literal game-of-roleplaying, and then they assume that's what everyone else means when they say it too.
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🙃
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that's the real problem: not that the storyfuckers *exist*, but that they refuse to share the space
they change all the road signs to point to themselves, so any attempt to find people like myself just gets them instead
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yeah but the words which literally describe the experience i want, have been stolen to serve as code-words for experiences i don't want
i don't want to get three sessions in with a new group and then have them yell at me because i'm doing exactly what we all said instead of what they secretly meant
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then i tell myself i'd be less focused on the problems if i got back into a regular game, so i think "yeah, i'll do that" but then this happens ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/unbo...
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that's also why it's hard not to pipe up when people spread that disinformation about ttrpgs being inherently a form of improv or storytelling, despite knowing how they typically handle even the gentlest resistance
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Listen to the podcast Roar to Heaven to hear it in action, or check out the free quickstart here:
peachgardengames.itch.io/blazing-hymn...
Yes I am obsessed with Symphogear no I will not apologize for writing Symphogear: The RPG
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yes i get what you're saying, i'm disagreeing with you anyway
but it sounds like maybe you're not someone who handles informed disagreement well, so i guess there's no need to talk any further
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i know nothing of daggerheart so i can't comment on the validity of that complaint, but as for the general assertion that ttrpgs are a variant of improv theater, no, that's not correct, improv and roleplay are two different things
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truly your most recyclable/memeable piece of all time
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oooooh i really like this
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wish there was some way i could help
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1: unless the gem or its resting place is cracked or obviously "leaking" in some way, i leave everything the hell alone and get out
2: seven
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first thought: look at the paintings, see what they depict
second thought: smash the pots with my sword while yelling HYAAAA and grab whatever's inside
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i mean, i *want* to agree with you, but i think there's still room for repetition of the universal basics to be valuable/useful
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yeah yeah that's spell durations not encumbrance, same difference
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One time I had a PF1 character who relied on multiple buffs with varying durations, so I was tracking everything on scrap paper and tallying elapsed time based on every action everyone declared. Someone asked how long we'd been there & before I could say "almost 10 min" the GM said "about an hour" 🙃
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great minds think alike
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this seems relevant:
unboxedcereal.blogspot.com/2025/03/yakk...
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I'd rather we just said "in-universe."
Like instead of "trigger this mechanic when you do XYZ in the fiction," just say "trigger this mechanic when you do XYZ in-universe."
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would love to hear more
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from the what
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A bird might shriek to warn of danger, but a safe and happy bird still chirps, because that's what birds do. Making art, playing games, and many other things are like human birdsong.
Fight when you can.
Escape when you must.
But don't forget to be human every chance you get.
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Fighting and escapism are unfortunate temporary necessities, not the purpose of art and play as concepts. We fight or escape because we currently must. But we still sometimes play or create even when not fighting or escaping, because play and creation are Human To Do.
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To put it another way:
When the battles are won and people are free to live in peace and do as they please, when there's no longer a need for fighting or escaping, humans will still play games and make art.
These things are simply Human To Do.
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i tried the quiz and didn't recognize any of the characters at the end 🙃