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Post by hengest on Aug 4, 2021 22:30:24 GMT -5
For those who have gamed or reffed over some significant period of life:
When you think back to how you gamed (Reffed, did worldbuilding, whatever) "BITD" and how you do so now, how do you reflect on that?
Does it feel like you were "the same" person in gaming then and now, despite other changes you underwent in the intervening period? As if gaming touched some underlying you, not so dependent on external circumstances?
Or does it seem more like the various yous from different time all gamed, each in their own way?
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 4, 2021 23:16:18 GMT -5
For those who have gamed or reffed over some significant period of life: When you think back to how you gamed (Reffed, did worldbuilding, whatever) "BITD" and how you do so now, how do you reflect on that? Does it feel like you were "the same" person in gaming then and now, despite other changes you underwent in the intervening period? As if gaming touched some underlying you, not so dependent on external circumstances? Or does it seem more like the various yous from different time all gamed, each in their own way? Yes, as a referee I differ from the young me mainly in experience in refereeing and in having 46 years of additional knowledge accumulated that is grist for the game and for my imagination. As a referee, I am truly the real me in way that I could never be in a job or in most of the real world. Most of life is about beating the imagination and creativity out of us, but as a referee, what is worthless almost everywhere else is of the highest value. |
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Post by hengest on Aug 4, 2021 23:21:42 GMT -5
As a referee, I am truly the real me in way that I could never be in a job or in most of the real world. Most of life is about beating the imagination and creativity out of us, but as a referee, what is worthless almost everywhere else is of the highest value. Well put. The same may be true of sincere artistic endeavors, I expect. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Aug 4, 2021 23:25:20 GMT -5
As a referee, I am truly the real me in way that I could never be in a job or in most of the real world. Most of life is about beating the imagination and creativity out of us, but as a referee, what is worthless almost everywhere else is of the highest value. Well put. The same may be true of sincere artistic endeavors, I expect. Yes, unfortunately these day originality is suspect, but bad imitations are all the rage. |
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Post by Morose on Aug 6, 2021 2:48:10 GMT -5
I don't think I have changed in terms of gaming or in terms of the real world, but then I have no reference point to inform me on that subject.
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Post by hengest on Jan 11, 2022 16:18:17 GMT -5
For those who have gamed or reffed over some significant period of life: When you think back to how you gamed (Reffed, did worldbuilding, whatever) "BITD" and how you do so now, how do you reflect on that? Does it feel like you were "the same" person in gaming then and now, despite other changes you underwent in the intervening period? As if gaming touched some underlying you, not so dependent on external circumstances? Or does it seem more like the various yous from different time all gamed, each in their own way? Yes, as a referee I differ from the young me mainly in experience in refereeing and in having 46 years of additional knowledge accumulated that is grist for the game and for my imagination. As a referee, I am truly the real me in way that I could never be in a job or in most of the real world. Most of life is about beating the imagination and creativity out of us, but as a referee, what is worthless almost everywhere else is of the highest value.I have been thinking about this since it was posted. It is unfortunate that this sentence is so true. I would like to find some small ways to make it less true that every other aspect of life is so anti-imagination. |
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Post by El Borak on Jan 11, 2022 17:51:49 GMT -5
Yes, as a referee I differ from the young me mainly in experience in refereeing and in having 46 years of additional knowledge accumulated that is grist for the game and for my imagination. As a referee, I am truly the real me in way that I could never be in a job or in most of the real world. Most of life is about beating the imagination and creativity out of us, but as a referee, what is worthless almost everywhere else is of the highest value.I have been thinking about this since it was posted. It is unfortunate that this sentence is so true. I would like to find some small ways to make it less true that every other aspect of life is so anti-imagination. It was be wonderful to get paid for all of your good ideas, people would be dropping suggestions in the hat all the time. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jan 11, 2022 18:06:26 GMT -5
For those who have gamed or reffed over some significant period of life: When you think back to how you gamed (Reffed, did worldbuilding, whatever) "BITD" and how you do so now, how do you reflect on that? Does it feel like you were "the same" person in gaming then and now, despite other changes you underwent in the intervening period? As if gaming touched some underlying you, not so dependent on external circumstances? Or does it seem more like the various yous from different time all gamed, each in their own way? I'm different. I evolved in play style over time just as many others did. I definitely started off as a straight up ROLL-player with the go to the next room, beat the monster, grab the treasure, amass wealth, gain levels routine. Which is most likely only natural. After playing for a while, I enjoyed coming up with character details and adding to the back story here and taking notes. I became a better role-player (still don't do any weird voices or accents because that just isn't me) but definitely not a story gamer or amateur actor; I just like the details. Hopefully, that makes sense. |
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Post by mao on Jan 13, 2022 12:37:07 GMT -5
The 31 years of Mysantia are in 2 chapters
1 The first 3 years or so were sharply low level,very low level and very very deadly maybe during a characters whole career you would have a handfull of potions over time.often you had no money and sometimes no food
2 a little higher level epic always and for about the last 10 years lots of treasure
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