Comments on: Podcast #33: The Birds and the Bees http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/ Three role-players from Durham, NC and their podcast. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jason Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:01:31 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-17 Saty tuned - we're playing Twilight 2000 right now and you're right, a lot of the techniques we've become comfortable with make an appearance and make the game more fun. Saty tuned – we’re playing Twilight 2000 right now and you’re right, a lot of the techniques we’ve become comfortable with make an appearance and make the game more fun.

]]> By: mazirian http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-16 mazirian Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:12:51 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-16 Guys, thanks so much, that was really enlightening. I've bought and read a lot of games over the past few months and it's been really eye opening and has greatly informed my use of the older systems. For me, I have always had a terrible tendency to be a huge dick as a GM, especially where verbal confrontations with NPCs arise. Maybe it's my profession, but I am almost incapable of letting their arguments go or advancing the game in ways I even intended when I wrote the NPC in the first place. So when I read DitV and, more recently, Burning Wheel's Duel of Wits, I knew I had stumbled on something I really needed. I think too that now that I have a real job, or at least a one that makes real use of my time and energy, it's refreshing to see systems that take up less use of your creativity up front and more of it in the moment, as well as more of the player's creativity. There's no need to mince words about it, that is a more "mature" manner of gaming. I bet that to the extent that you revisit traditional games in the future, you'll come at them with a whole huge bag of new tricks that will make those games suck a whole let less. I'd love to hear your impressions of such a session and what new tools you couldn't help but bring along with you into an old school game. Thanks again for taking up my request. Brad. Guys, thanks so much, that was really enlightening. I’ve bought and read a lot of games over the past few months and it’s been really eye opening and has greatly informed my use of the older systems. For me, I have always had a terrible tendency to be a huge dick as a GM, especially where verbal confrontations with NPCs arise. Maybe it’s my profession, but I am almost incapable of letting their arguments go or advancing the game in ways I even intended when I wrote the NPC in the first place. So when I read DitV and, more recently, Burning Wheel’s Duel of Wits, I knew I had stumbled on something I really needed. I think too that now that I have a real job, or at least a one that makes real use of my time and energy, it’s refreshing to see systems that take up less use of your creativity up front and more of it in the moment, as well as more of the player’s creativity. There’s no need to mince words about it, that is a more “mature” manner of gaming. I bet that to the extent that you revisit traditional games in the future, you’ll come at them with a whole huge bag of new tricks that will make those games suck a whole let less. I’d love to hear your impressions of such a session and what new tools you couldn’t help but bring along with you into an old school game.

Thanks again for taking up my request.

Brad.

]]> By: mazirian http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-15 mazirian Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-15 Hey, I think that may have been my request. I'm psyched to listen to it. I'm firing up my iPod right now! Hey, I think that may have been my request. I’m psyched to listen to it. I’m firing up my iPod right now!

]]> By: Troy_Costisick http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Troy_Costisick Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:52:22 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-14 Sweet! Sweet!

]]> By: Mikael http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Mikael Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:26:48 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-13 We appreciate fast. As long as it does not need to be balanced with slow. We appreciate fast. As long as it does not need to be balanced with slow.

]]> By: Clinton http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Clinton Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:48:22 +0000 http://www.durham3.com/2007/04/13/podcast-33-the-birds-and-the-bees/#comment-12 Peoples! I know these things are coming out fast. We have a backlog. Much love. Peoples!

I know these things are coming out fast. We have a backlog. Much love.

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