While there are ways to play online, using interactive maps, text and voice chat, its not really the same until you are hanging out with your friends, eating chips and drinking soda and playing a game like DnD.
It is part strategy board game (as there are rules for when combat begins, order of attacks, condition, movement, etc), part acting (even if not changing your voice, even in the least involved games, there is still occasional dialogue between the character you play and the characters in the game) and a bunch of fun with friends.
I've played in games with only one other person and some with over a dozen...but the sweet spot is having one person run the game (i.e. creating the story, planning the combat foes, putting together treasure and puzzle and maps) and 4-5 people playing.
And while DnD is high fantasy with magic and elves and dragons, there are other genres to play in, like post-apocalyptic earth, cyberpunk, steampunk, old west, Star Wars, Star Trek, Victorian vampires, modern day vampires...the list goes on and on...
I can totally relate to the writing to keep your stories alive. I am a firm believer in the fact that a story is nothing unless it is shared. I must say, just for the record, that stories are best told on a tpewriter! ;u)
Nice job on finishing a NaNo novel and for trying your hand at fiction. As far as your skill for telling stories, I think that is definitely a great way to transition into writing stories. I, on the other hand, couldn't make up a verbal story to save my life so it's no wonder that fiction is so difficult for me. Anyway, keep up the good work.
You know, I have always wanted to start at the real roots of modern video games. I have never played D&D but imagine it to be very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteWhile there are ways to play online, using interactive maps, text and voice chat, its not really the same until you are hanging out with your friends, eating chips and drinking soda and playing a game like DnD.
ReplyDeleteIt is part strategy board game (as there are rules for when combat begins, order of attacks, condition, movement, etc), part acting (even if not changing your voice, even in the least involved games, there is still occasional dialogue between the character you play and the characters in the game) and a bunch of fun with friends.
I've played in games with only one other person and some with over a dozen...but the sweet spot is having one person run the game (i.e. creating the story, planning the combat foes, putting together treasure and puzzle and maps) and 4-5 people playing.
And while DnD is high fantasy with magic and elves and dragons, there are other genres to play in, like post-apocalyptic earth, cyberpunk, steampunk, old west, Star Wars, Star Trek, Victorian vampires, modern day vampires...the list goes on and on...
I can totally relate to the writing to keep your stories alive. I am a firm believer in the fact that a story is nothing unless it is shared. I must say, just for the record, that stories are best told on a tpewriter! ;u)
ReplyDeleteNice job on finishing a NaNo novel and for trying your hand at fiction. As far as your skill for telling stories, I think that is definitely a great way to transition into writing stories. I, on the other hand, couldn't make up a verbal story to save my life so it's no wonder that fiction is so difficult for me. Anyway, keep up the good work.
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