Comments for STUFFER SHACK http://stuffershack.com A ROLE PLAYING GAMES RESOURCE Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats by wegetgeek http://stuffershack.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-20825 wegetgeek Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:07 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15955#comment-20825 Really great stuff. I never thought of it as just a party really, but now that you say it, it makes complete sense. I may have to start using that analogy :) Really great stuff. I never thought of it as just a party really, but now that you say it, it makes complete sense. I may have to start using that analogy :)

]]> Comment on A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats by Emmett http://stuffershack.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-20822 Emmett Thu, 17 May 2012 09:24:28 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15955#comment-20822 Thanks Andy, please let us know what your thinking upon turns up! Thanks Andy, please let us know what your thinking upon turns up!

]]> Comment on A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats by Andy http://stuffershack.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-20816 Andy Thu, 17 May 2012 05:48:14 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15955#comment-20816 That is brilliant. Thank you, very much, for the roots of analysis! This is definitely something I need to think upon. That is brilliant. Thank you, very much, for the roots of analysis! This is definitely something I need to think upon.

]]> Comment on A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats by Emmett http://stuffershack.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-20811 Emmett Wed, 16 May 2012 20:14:12 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15955#comment-20811 Hey Jason, Thanks! In a way it is about economics. I've become convinced that RPGs are really lacking any coherent advertising concept. What product can you think of that succeeded without a good advertising campaign? The great thing about RPGs is that they have a dedicated grassroots support group, all they need is the right tools. Hey Jason,
Thanks! In a way it is about economics. I’ve become convinced that RPGs are really lacking any coherent advertising concept. What product can you think of that succeeded without a good advertising campaign? The great thing about RPGs is that they have a dedicated grassroots support group, all they need is the right tools.

]]> Comment on A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats by Jason http://stuffershack.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/comment-page-1/#comment-20807 Jason Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:10 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15955#comment-20807 This is an excellent article! I've devoted a little (very little) time to figuring out how to pitch/explain rpg's in a way that would both draw people in and also make us sound less like the kind of person a normal person avoids. Thinking about it from the angle of what entertainment itch it scratches is a great perspective! Based on your title I expected an article on economics, either in general or in the gaming industry. I'm glad I kept reading even though it wasn't what I was expecting. This is an excellent article! I’ve devoted a little (very little) time to figuring out how to pitch/explain rpg’s in a way that would both draw people in and also make us sound less like the kind of person a normal person avoids. Thinking about it from the angle of what entertainment itch it scratches is a great perspective!

Based on your title I expected an article on economics, either in general or in the gaming industry. I’m glad I kept reading even though it wasn’t what I was expecting.

]]> Comment on Playing with FATE: Conversions by Vince http://stuffershack.com/playing-with-fate-conversions/comment-page-1/#comment-20789 Vince Mon, 14 May 2012 04:38:31 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=12868#comment-20789 John - I like the articles! Have you posted your WH 40K conversions anywhere? I'd really like to see how you went about the full conversion. Vince John -

I like the articles! Have you posted your WH 40K conversions anywhere? I’d really like to see how you went about the full conversion.

Vince

]]> Comment on Playing with FATE: Learn How to Play! by Daniel http://stuffershack.com/special-projects/playing-with-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-20777 Daniel Sat, 12 May 2012 00:35:08 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?page_id=13045#comment-20777 This is fantastic! Keep up the good work, I continually link people to this page to recommend SoF! This is fantastic! Keep up the good work, I continually link people to this page to recommend SoF!

]]> Comment on Getting more out of your Orcs (Honor & Customs) by Dillon http://stuffershack.com/orcish-honor-and-custom/comment-page-1/#comment-20759 Dillon Thu, 10 May 2012 04:51:15 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15932#comment-20759 I have to say, I've never thought about putting this many nuances into orcs before. You've given me something to think about. I have to say, I’ve never thought about putting this many nuances into orcs before. You’ve given me something to think about.

]]> Comment on Changing how your players play (the right way) by Jeff http://stuffershack.com/changing-how-your-players-play/comment-page-1/#comment-20739 Jeff Mon, 07 May 2012 22:38:27 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15866#comment-20739 It's a bit of a gray area: If everyone is having fun, is there a problem? Not necessarily. But we could all be having fun bashing toy vehicles around, and then someone points out those toys are actually radio-controlled airplanes that can strafe neighborhood cats. Suddenly the old fun seems ridiculous in light of the new possibilities. When a tabletop RPG session spawns in-character conversations between players that are not plot-related, you are reaching a new level of roleplaying. I'm talking about the dwarf and the barbarian comparing notes on booze, in-character. Suddenly the campaign world is writing itself. Or maybe a player concedes that their character would "realistically" run from a particular fight. The party doesn't resent that character because, well...that's just him! More importantly, that character's player is still part of the real-life gaming team. Adding those types of dramatic touches in the right spirit is a kind of artistry. Okay so it's homemade, amateur artistry. It's still artistry. It’s a bit of a gray area: If everyone is having fun, is there a problem? Not necessarily. But we could all be having fun bashing toy vehicles around, and then someone points out those toys are actually radio-controlled airplanes that can strafe neighborhood cats. Suddenly the old fun seems ridiculous in light of the new possibilities.

When a tabletop RPG session spawns in-character conversations between players that are not plot-related, you are reaching a new level of roleplaying. I’m talking about the dwarf and the barbarian comparing notes on booze, in-character. Suddenly the campaign world is writing itself. Or maybe a player concedes that their character would “realistically” run from a particular fight. The party doesn’t resent that character because, well…that’s just him! More importantly, that character’s player is still part of the real-life gaming team. Adding those types of dramatic touches in the right spirit is a kind of artistry. Okay so it’s homemade, amateur artistry. It’s still artistry.

]]> Comment on Horatio the Red – Steal this Sundered Skies Goblin! by Tourq Stevens http://stuffershack.com/horatio-the-red-steal-this-sundered-skies-goblin/comment-page-1/#comment-20737 Tourq Stevens Mon, 07 May 2012 20:01:51 +0000 http://stuffershack.com/?p=15923#comment-20737 No problem. He makes me want to play Sundered Skies even more now. No problem. He makes me want to play Sundered Skies even more now.

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