tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post1731405748676270343..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: I'm Setting Myself UpTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-15718582950752027612012-05-14T05:38:24.654-07:002012-05-14T05:38:24.654-07:00Interesting topic. What I find possibly "dis...Interesting topic. What I find possibly "disappointing" in some sense is the way that the leveling mechanic conflates different types of imagination. First, if you play D&D, you need to engage your imagination. You need to picture what the DM is describing. For the sake of your enjoyment and for the sake of your success. Second, when reading about what happens when you hit 9th level, it's tempting to imagine "what it will be like." And that's very different, at least because it's two stages removed from RL. I don't think the potential for disappointment has to do with not reaching 9th level, but in reaching it, and discovering that the DM is not going to do play-by-play of decorating your throne room and reviewing your troops or your first date with Princess Maridadi. Those elements never get a "scene."Brian (brian_cooper at hotmail d o t com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805168206752602148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-59882989453617792442012-05-13T02:16:23.693-07:002012-05-13T02:16:23.693-07:00forestory is a very useful concept. I guess it'...forestory is a very useful concept. I guess it's a necessary/unavoidable adjunct to backstory, actually.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.com