Comments on: D&D 4E: My First Hands-On Experience http://nathanaelcole.com/2008/08/15/dd-4e-my-first-hands-on-experience/ My Life as a Teenage Do-Wop Girl Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:26:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shan http://nathanaelcole.com/2008/08/15/dd-4e-my-first-hands-on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Shan Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:39:25 +0000 http://nathanaelcole.com/?p=68#comment-104 I found that once you get past the R-tards that want to play D&D (any edition really) like a murder fest, the story elements really do show up. The skill set of 4e streamlines role playing A LOT. If you need to tell if someone is lying? Insight, if you need to talk your way out of a situation? Diplomacy, intimidate someone...well you get my drift. The trick is playing with people who understand that non-combat sessions are worthwhile, then you can see how D&D can work in those environments. Unfortunately, like most games, role playing or otherwise, if the players are not on board with playing the type of game you want to play, it's often a wash. pisses me off a bit, because all the 3.x'ers are bitching that it's just a combat system when fuckin 3.x was the SAME BLOODY WAY. I found that once you get past the R-tards that want to play D&D (any edition really) like a murder fest, the story elements really do show up. The skill set of 4e streamlines role playing A LOT. If you need to tell if someone is lying? Insight, if you need to talk your way out of a situation? Diplomacy, intimidate someone…well you get my drift.

The trick is playing with people who understand that non-combat sessions are worthwhile, then you can see how D&D can work in those environments.

Unfortunately, like most games, role playing or otherwise, if the players are not on board with playing the type of game you want to play, it’s often a wash.

pisses me off a bit, because all the 3.x’ers are bitching that it’s just a combat system when fuckin 3.x was the SAME BLOODY WAY.

]]> By: NPC http://nathanaelcole.com/2008/08/15/dd-4e-my-first-hands-on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-100 NPC Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:43:06 +0000 http://nathanaelcole.com/?p=68#comment-100 Tainted? Awww that's harsh. If anything, playing this makes me appreciate story-focused games even more, as I more deeply realize what I'm missing. Tainted? Awww that’s harsh. If anything, playing this makes me appreciate story-focused games even more, as I more deeply realize what I’m missing.

]]> By: Nievita http://nathanaelcole.com/2008/08/15/dd-4e-my-first-hands-on-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Nievita Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:26:32 +0000 http://nathanaelcole.com/?p=68#comment-99 You're now-and-forevermore tainted. It appears that it was everything I feared it would be... and worse. I'm so dissapointed. *sighs* You’re now-and-forevermore tainted.

It appears that it was everything I feared it would be… and worse. I’m so dissapointed. *sighs*

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