Muddyboots
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Preferred Game Systems: Callofsavagetoon 5ERPS
Currently Playing: Pla-Ying, wazzat?!?
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Post by Muddyboots on Nov 20, 2014 10:55:44 GMT -8
The TPK thread got me thinking about why players love or hate TPKs.
Think of the player who has invested a ton of time and effort into producing a character as either an alter ego of themselves or a technical feat of min/max rule mongering. The first player feels like they themselves have been killed which is emotionally painful and unfair in their eyes. The second player feels like their work was wasted and might actually be having the issue of how to salvage and retread the character concept and mechanics. There are other possibilities too, but I'm tossing this out for discussion.
Tools that might apply:
JiB's rule: Have a serious adult discussion Kimi's rule: Don't play with assholes
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tomes
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Currently Running: Dungeon World, hippie games, Fallout Shelter RPG hack
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Post by tomes on Nov 20, 2014 13:45:35 GMT -8
Love this idea. Obviously some things that will come up: - Con games have low character investment (for obvious reasons)
- Although the hosts may not experience much with this, some "con" or shared GM games may have high investments similar to standard campaign, like Pathfidner Society or D&D Encounters.
- Can this be made easier by creating the campaign around a story arc that does NOT require continuous characters but will allow the story to proceed even after death/TPK; heads up that death is eminent before getting into campaign. (As a player I love the thought of just continuing the story with more, new, different PCs.
- What games are built that make this model work well? e.g. if we move away from traditional D&D or campaign style games, what about Paranoia, or Fate?
- Are there games that help players get into this mode of thinking? e.g. The Quiet Year, where everyone effectively knows the village they speak for is doomed, or things like Jim Pinto's GMZero or Protocol games, or Fiasco?
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