Comments on: An Example of How Shorter Games are Cinematic Games: A New Hope

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:46:53 +0000

I love the thought behind this, and I think with the right group you have a great thing going. Unfortunately, the vast majority of groups I’ve played with would have either A)taken the entire droid apart to get at it’s innards and see the rest of the message (even it if meant breaking the droid) or B) set out immediately for the wastes, giving no thought to the droids, or C)Assumed the information wasn’t mean to be seen now, because they couldn’t get the whole message, or worst, D) been so paralyzed by debate and indecision about how best to approach the next part of the story, the stormtroopers would have arrived while Luke was still sitting at home staring at the wall.

In my experience, the group play experience depends so much on the players being very active, if you want the kind of experience you are describing… I mean, I’m a player in a Shadowrun game where it takes us most of a four hour session to agree on the plan we’ll use to get into ONE building…

By: Troy Truchon

Troy Truchon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:46:05 +0000

love the style of it, thats actually how a lot of my games run, generally we focus on fewer combats, and more entertaining, and quicker playing, encounters.

And now I’m addicted to Darths & Droids…

By: Matthew Arcilla

Matthew Arcilla — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:29:11 +0000

I take it you haven’t read Darths and Droids yet? It’s a screencap comic that presumes that the entire Star Wars hexology (?) is the result of an RPG campaign with a power gamer, loot hunter, two actor-types and a ten year old girl, and run by a very very tolerant GM (a contrast to the tyrannical DM from DM of the Rings).

Totally hilarious and worth reading from the very first strip.

By: Snarls-at-Fleas

Snarls-at-Fleas — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:18:26 +0000

Impressive and funny. Got me thinking. Thanks. .-= Snarls-at-Fleas´s last blog ..Pitched battle and PC interrogation =-.