tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post3384385183615973309..comments2024-03-25T19:59:20.840-07:00Comments on Cavegirl's Game Stuff: Theory post - Why We Have Dice Rolls, Game Mechanics, and StatsCavegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03853637517886592288noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-3889433707188076312020-01-17T18:18:32.671-08:002020-01-17T18:18:32.671-08:00Fantastic post. Thank you!Fantastic post. Thank you!Jordan Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104309809296373131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-77228956837809498252020-01-08T20:24:07.439-08:002020-01-08T20:24:07.439-08:00Okay that sounds good but I come from a pre-D&...Okay that sounds good but I come from a pre-D&D wargaming environment and in my mind rolling dice is always a way of the DM displaying fairness (I have thoughts about the evolution of wargaming rules into role playing rules and the mutating role of the adjudicator but I won't bore you with them).<br />Secondarily it is a way of injecting uncertainty into the story. <br />I may use dice to adjudicate a result but the the reason I choose to use dice is almost never because it is hard for me to adjudicate the results.<br />You actually state 4 key points at the end of your article If you drop the second point then I agree entirely.Steveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061412994661583425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-61022311814392475392019-11-22T08:03:23.279-08:002019-11-22T08:03:23.279-08:00Hi! Daisy-chaining off this thought process here, ...Hi! Daisy-chaining off this thought process here, reading this and Necropraxis's got me thinking of the mythic/ritual elements of dice and chance etc.<br /><br />https://roseandkingfisher.blogspot.com/2019/11/do-you-believe-in-luck.html<br /><br />Let me know what you think, if you’re so inclinedEzra Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435485772787008909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-45598173179675863142019-11-20T03:20:19.348-08:002019-11-20T03:20:19.348-08:00Thanks for sharing with us, keep posting.
https://...<br />Thanks for sharing with us, keep posting.<br /><a href="https://www.eeweb.com/profile/gamingstar" rel="nofollow">https://www.eeweb.com/profile/gamingstar</a>Jobinnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664803892758646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-31632494424240152552019-11-18T23:08:31.285-08:002019-11-18T23:08:31.285-08:00Thank you for such a well written article.It’s ful...Thank you for such a well written article.It’s full of insightful information and entertaining descriptions.Your point of view is the best among many. <a href="https://www.norsefoundry.com/" rel="nofollow">D20</a>lisaannphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220286096294618068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-38367589487078273912019-11-16T06:26:03.484-08:002019-11-16T06:26:03.484-08:00Excellent! This is where I will point people who a...Excellent! This is where I will point people who ask what all that weird nonsense about elves is if I fail to explain it properly.James V. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07941310158122225850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-7370266287959536542019-11-12T16:48:15.325-08:002019-11-12T16:48:15.325-08:00Very nicely compiled and laid out. Thanks for anot...Very nicely compiled and laid out. Thanks for another useful resource!WestRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221228665636182019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-89247884523143224302019-11-12T06:27:31.585-08:002019-11-12T06:27:31.585-08:00ah, yes.
I think I stole the idea of 'the conv...ah, yes.<br />I think I stole the idea of 'the conversation loop' from pbta, so that makes sense.Cavegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853637517886592288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-34082306253836900822019-11-12T06:19:23.235-08:002019-11-12T06:19:23.235-08:00Vincent Baker (of Apocalypse World fame) describes...Vincent Baker (of Apocalypse World fame) describes RPG as a shared conversation and has the Lumpley Principle as : "System (including but not limited to 'the rules') is defined as the means by which the group agrees to imagined events during play."<br />It says very tersely what you are skillfully developping here (with the difference that the Lumpley principle includes GMless RPGs)Jean-François Lebretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310676119910035535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-72280727819622723142019-11-12T04:08:52.289-08:002019-11-12T04:08:52.289-08:00I'm not sure I'm familiar with the Lumply ...I'm not sure I'm familiar with the Lumply Principle. I've probably read it, but I don't remember. Remind me?Cavegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853637517886592288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-76027467848950757362019-11-12T03:21:06.777-08:002019-11-12T03:21:06.777-08:00Lumpley principle for dummies ^^Lumpley principle for dummies ^^Jean-François Lebretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310676119910035535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-76721553381566057042019-11-11T23:17:19.964-08:002019-11-11T23:17:19.964-08:00I like this. It lays out the basic argument and ex...I like this. It lays out the basic argument and explains it well. I'll definitely be referring back to this in the future.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.com