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My Apocalyptic tenor has not been dispelled!
D&D is a fun game. You make up a person, then try to act as they would. What kind ofcharacters a person plays more often than not shows a bit of the player's personality. Of course, the alignment system holds the character to a certain moral compass, so in that sense, you do not see as much of the player as you could.
This is why our Post-Apocalyptic RPG is so strange. It's based on the D20 modern system, and therefore lacks alignments. You are free to do what you wish, and you have nothing to lose for doing so. In our last adventure, I think Ben and I definitely tested our own personal moral codes.
Why was it so easy to torture and abuse our prisoner? He was a traitor to his village, and a murderer, but the way we treated him was certainly no better.
Why was it much easier to use intimidation and violence to control the Merchant League? My propensity to try these kind of plans in RPG's is a strange thing. Is it just for the hell of it in situations where I face no real consequences, or is it some depraved form of wish fulfillment stemming from some Nietzschean desire to assert power?
Do I only do this in games because I know there are no consequences? There are no clear answers to this question.
I finally broke down and purchased the Warhammer 40,000 starter set yesterday. I have to assemble the Tyranids later, then I suppose I'll try priming them for painting. I'm sure I'll screw it all up, but I can always drop them in Windex for a week and start over.
I don't know if its the summer, or maybe me just getting older, but things have started to feel more balanced out. Maybe I've just had more to do. I'm not complaining.
My music tastes have started to shift again. I've been delving into classical music a bit more often, and while I might not be a connoisseur, I have learned to appreciate it a bit more. Chopin's delightful Prelude in D-Flat Major is a personal favorite of mine. I would also recommend the band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Andrew has been playing it at our games for atmosphere, but the odd symphonic nature of the music is very enjoyable.
I'd like to update more often, but with more blog-like posts. My odd, melodramatic musings must have long ago lost their charm. Also, I'd like to work on my writing. I've been trying to think of interesting ideas for a novel. As such, please critique my posts with vicious efficiency.
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.
Soren Kierkagaard
D&D is a fun game. You make up a person, then try to act as they would. What kind ofcharacters a person plays more often than not shows a bit of the player's personality. Of course, the alignment system holds the character to a certain moral compass, so in that sense, you do not see as much of the player as you could.
This is why our Post-Apocalyptic RPG is so strange. It's based on the D20 modern system, and therefore lacks alignments. You are free to do what you wish, and you have nothing to lose for doing so. In our last adventure, I think Ben and I definitely tested our own personal moral codes.
Why was it so easy to torture and abuse our prisoner? He was a traitor to his village, and a murderer, but the way we treated him was certainly no better.
Why was it much easier to use intimidation and violence to control the Merchant League? My propensity to try these kind of plans in RPG's is a strange thing. Is it just for the hell of it in situations where I face no real consequences, or is it some depraved form of wish fulfillment stemming from some Nietzschean desire to assert power?
Do I only do this in games because I know there are no consequences? There are no clear answers to this question.
I finally broke down and purchased the Warhammer 40,000 starter set yesterday. I have to assemble the Tyranids later, then I suppose I'll try priming them for painting. I'm sure I'll screw it all up, but I can always drop them in Windex for a week and start over.
I don't know if its the summer, or maybe me just getting older, but things have started to feel more balanced out. Maybe I've just had more to do. I'm not complaining.
My music tastes have started to shift again. I've been delving into classical music a bit more often, and while I might not be a connoisseur, I have learned to appreciate it a bit more. Chopin's delightful Prelude in D-Flat Major is a personal favorite of mine. I would also recommend the band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Andrew has been playing it at our games for atmosphere, but the odd symphonic nature of the music is very enjoyable.
I'd like to update more often, but with more blog-like posts. My odd, melodramatic musings must have long ago lost their charm. Also, I'd like to work on my writing. I've been trying to think of interesting ideas for a novel. As such, please critique my posts with vicious efficiency.
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.
Soren Kierkagaard