Host of The GROGNARD RPG Files podcast. Talking bobbins about Runequest, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu, T&T, AD&D and others from back in the day and today.
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5 thoughts on “Episode 25 – Review of 2018 (Featuring WFRP actual play)”
A nice end of year round up, the banter is as good as ever, forward to 2019, and more AP, perhaps even a separate podcast?
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this while preparing Xmas lunch. I really recognised JB’s issue with am-dram roleplaying. Perhaps I am biased because I have never played with groups where you were in-character for anything other than ‘the moment’. But it seems to me it’s a bit rude to play like that when no-one knows each other – for me, gaming is social and ‘acting’ means you aren’t taking the trouble to be with your fellow players. I had two examples at UK Games Expo. The first was in a Cthulhu Masters game where it wasn’t deadly – the guy was engaged (I voted him best player) but went ‘in character’ towards the end in a way where it wasn’t clear if he was playing angry or really was. It was a bit disconcerting. The second example was on the Saturday night and blew the game up before it had started, the player deciding that playing a hugely annoying character would go down well with a group of strangers, particularly when it involved picking on the youngest player. It was an extreme example may be but I think there is something inherently selfish about ‘acting’ without taking into account other players.
Your experiences sound very much like mine. One person did decide to play a loud and annoying character “in character” throughout (and was therefore just loud and annoying). I think you’re spot on about it being inappropriate with strangers. In can border on being rather bullying. Thankfully it seems rare!
A nice end of year round up, the banter is as good as ever, forward to 2019, and more AP, perhaps even a separate podcast?
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this while preparing Xmas lunch. I really recognised JB’s issue with am-dram roleplaying. Perhaps I am biased because I have never played with groups where you were in-character for anything other than ‘the moment’. But it seems to me it’s a bit rude to play like that when no-one knows each other – for me, gaming is social and ‘acting’ means you aren’t taking the trouble to be with your fellow players. I had two examples at UK Games Expo. The first was in a Cthulhu Masters game where it wasn’t deadly – the guy was engaged (I voted him best player) but went ‘in character’ towards the end in a way where it wasn’t clear if he was playing angry or really was. It was a bit disconcerting. The second example was on the Saturday night and blew the game up before it had started, the player deciding that playing a hugely annoying character would go down well with a group of strangers, particularly when it involved picking on the youngest player. It was an extreme example may be but I think there is something inherently selfish about ‘acting’ without taking into account other players.
Your experiences sound very much like mine. One person did decide to play a loud and annoying character “in character” throughout (and was therefore just loud and annoying). I think you’re spot on about it being inappropriate with strangers. In can border on being rather bullying. Thankfully it seems rare!