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Originally posted by Lasereth
Personally, I've tried pen and paper RPGs and I simply feel like a jackass everytime I do it, mainly because there is no plot to go by, only the imagination of the "dungeon master." Imagination is a very, very flimsy ideal to hold on to for constructing a full-fledged world. There needs to be universal rules, and an on-going plot. The dungeon master has complete control over the entire game, and that's simply bullshit in my opinion. There is nothing preventing him or her from giving a player 50,000,000 experience points for killing a bat. There is no way to prevent a dungeon master from killing the entire party. If there were more rules and regulations, then I may enjoy it more. I'll add that these are MY personal opinions, not everyone elses, and I completely realize that some people believe that the imagination can come up with far more interesting events and gameplay than a standardized set. I'm not one of those people; this is probably the reason I dislike it so much. I've heard many friends swear by pen and paper RPGs though so I know that it has credibility as being entertaining to a lot of people. Ha ha, I honestly didn't mean to go off topic so much.
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you've obviously never had a good DM before.. sure, there is no rule to say a DM can't give a player a billion XP for killing a bat or killing everyone with a falling rock.. but what would that accomplish?.. a good DM will create a living, breathing world in which your chars are but one small part (or use an existing one created for the particular system you are using).. there are rules and regulation in place when you're playing a pnp rpg.. it is true that they are more flexible.. but i find that's a good thing, esp. since i've DM'd once or twice in my gaming career.. these rules are not universal to pnp rpgs as there are many, many different systems and settings.. one for any fetish, as it were..
as to the imagination being a weak tool.. middle-earth came straight from one man's imagination.. one man.. as did the wheel of time series by robert jordan.. as have countless fantasy and sci/fi worlds since the beginning of the genres.. i might point out that all computer rpgs are also come from the mind of it's creators..
in closing.. that's a load of bull-hooey
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