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AV
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March 09, 2003, 03:29:55 PM »
Do pictures add anything to the game for people???
does it help them get a visual... or should it be left up to the imagination?
Why do you think the way that you think, please?
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Jack Spencer Jr
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March 09, 2003, 04:00:50 PM »
There have been a couple threads on the pros and cons of visual aides over in RPG theory. This being actual play, do you have a specific instatnce that you wish to discuss?
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Piratecat
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March 09, 2003, 07:14:59 PM »
I remember the old illustration booklets in TSR modules like Tomb of Horrors; I think they were fairly effective at communicating a mood, or showing what a room looks like. That being said, one of the reasons I dislike miniatures-based games is that they drag people out of their imagination and make them think about the world as a 2d battlemap.
I think pictures are most effective in modern games. d20 Modern, Feng Shui, Spycraft - I've found that all of these benefit from photos of real-world sites and NPCs.
- Kevin Kulp
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Matt Gwinn
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March 10, 2003, 07:03:40 AM »
I find using pictures imensly valuable. When I DM I always have pictures for my NPCs (the important ones anyway). I find that it helps me keep track of the huge cast of NPCs I usually assemble. I spend hours and hours scouring the net for images to use. I have a stockpile of over 1300 images for my D&D campaign alone and a couple hundred for Kayfabe.
When it comes time to create a lot of NPCs or a villain I often look through my image library first. A picture is worth a thousand words and that's 1000 words I don't have to write myself.
I do the same thing with a lot of PCs if I'm particularly vexed on what kind of character I want to play. I will look through my images until I find one that makes me ask "I wonder what that guy is like". Then I'll go from there.
I'd use pictures for everything if I had a lick of artistic ability and could draw them myself.
.Matt G.
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Ron Edwards
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March 10, 2003, 07:36:22 AM »
Hello,
Jack's right. This topic is far, far too general for Actual Play, and frankly, it's too vague for any forum at the Forge.
AV, please provide us with a real example from actual play, let us know what game you're talking about, and then we can continue.
Until that happens, folks, please don't reply.
Best,
Ron
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Piratecat
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March 10, 2003, 07:53:31 AM »
*please delete*
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Ron Edwards
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March 10, 2003, 08:04:23 AM »
Hi Pirate',
You're new to the Forge, so let's review a couple of points about posting here.
1. I'm the moderator for the main forums. When I say, "Don't reply," I mean, "Don't reply." We're waiting for AV to clarify this thread's topic, and until then, don't reply.
2. When you post to a thread, you are responding to the whole thing, not just to one person. You can specify to a particular point and to a person, sure, but you're expected to have read the entire thing.
3. If you make a fairly one-on-one inquiry, then send a private message. This would be my recommendation for a post like the one you just made to Matt.
There are a lot of new folks on the Forge recently. I strongly suggest that moderators and old-timers be friendly and firm about the proper etiquette here, and direct people's attention to the guidelines posted at the top of the Site Discussion forum. This site is not a socializing-center or a place to free-associate. Don't post just to be friendly - make sure you're contributing to the integrity of the ideas and topic at hand.
AV, we're waiting on you.
Best,
Ron
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Piratecat
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March 10, 2003, 08:26:24 AM »
My apologies, Ron. I actually looked for a Moderator or Admin tag by your name, didn't see one, and made the wrong assumption.
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AV
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March 11, 2003, 10:14:55 PM »
how do you delete the thread???
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Ron Edwards
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March 12, 2003, 06:50:55 AM »
Folks ...
Please, never delete the contents of any post. Also, threads and posts are not deleted by moderators.
I repeat: never edit posts to delete their contents. Moderating at the Forge has nothing to do with editing or removing posts. When I say, "No blood no foul," it means, "Leave everything the way it is, just change your behavior for next time.
There's a
Forge etiquette sticky
for everyone to read so they can understand this site better. Please check it out.
To repeat: everyone -
never edit posts to remove their content
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Ron
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