tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post6186665835768490060..comments2024-01-28T20:15:30.773-05:00Comments on The Core Mechanic: "My Character Should Know That..."Jonathan Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-50209930064122585092008-08-05T19:17:00.000-04:002008-08-05T19:17:00.000-04:00A good friend of mine is a therapist. She hit me ...A good friend of mine is a therapist. She hit me with a gem the other day, "Whining is just anger...squeezed througha teeny tiny pipe."<BR/><BR/>Whiny player suck, but I agree with chatty. If they arent sitting in rapt attention, hanging on your every word...it's because they are not. For any number of reasons.<BR/><BR/>As for OoC information and immersion breaking. That's a tough one. We even tried "talking sticks" in which to say some thing OUT of character, you had to hold a colored stick up in fron of you while you said it. I know...pretty lame, but it helped.<BR/><BR/>Jonathan, you are also right though...sometimes a cigar is a cigar.Donny_the_DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679820663329606114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-79961861610230373492008-08-05T07:52:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:52:00.000-04:00It's all good Jonathan. Prep is good... Using ema...It's all good Jonathan. <BR/><BR/>Prep is good... Using email, wiki, Google groups and other social media tools is a great idea actually.<BR/><BR/>As for whinny players, the best solution is to make them DM for a few sessions... :)ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-76080719626294762112008-08-05T07:48:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:48:00.000-04:00Hey Chatty! Thanks for dropping by! I think my cur...Hey Chatty! Thanks for dropping by! I think my current group; it is the later; a whiney player (who is soooo going to flame me). And it's sort of tongue and cheek. I suspect we have similar game styles actually, at least from what I've read on your blog. I guess this post is really about: being prepared. If this becomes a chronic problem, then the DM needs to do more preparation. The post was prompted because I've seen this happen both as a player and a DM for a variety of reasons, and both sides of the table are often at fault. I think we are in agreement; I guess my post was a little too ranty and should have been written more carefully to emphasize on the main point of pre-game character development as a remedy for this problem.<BR/><BR/>Unless of course, your player is simply just a whiner. =DJonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-40799587049854981232008-08-05T07:33:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:33:00.000-04:00Or that you have really whinny players.... =)Or that you have really whinny players.... <BR/><BR/>=)ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-3455560727922210422008-08-05T07:29:00.001-04:002008-08-05T07:29:00.001-04:00Hmmm.First, allow me to point you toward a post of...Hmmm.<BR/><BR/>First, allow me to point you toward a <A HREF="http://chattydm.net/2007/09/24/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-let-them-see-the-light/" REL="nofollow">post of mine</A> precisely about letting PCs know about stuff and then use it against them. <BR/><BR/>Also, I don't know how tongue in cheek your post was, but I can't help but feel some contempt on your part for players.<BR/><BR/>In my experience, when players whine, it's because they're not having fun. <BR/><BR/>When players say 'I should know that' it's usually because they can't understand anything that's happening and are growing frustrated.<BR/><BR/>So to say that I disagree with your post is an understatement. Then again I'm perfectly willing to accept that we have different styles about GMing and leave it at that.ChattyDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774125843333573256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-54805994548280116892008-08-05T07:29:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:29:00.000-04:00I dunno what the problem is. =( SORRY! I'm adding ...I dunno what the problem is. =( SORRY! I'm adding the images to my blog posts using the usual blogger tools. My feed is handled by feedburner. I've reduced the image size to 160px width (down from 320), and I've turned on Summary Feed at Feedburner to limit my feed to 250 characters for syndication. This doesn't to seem to have helped though. =( I'm sorry! Please don't burn me at the stake! I'm not a warlock trying to curse the site.... ah crap. this is bad press for me. <BR/><BR/>I will review all my feedburner settings to see if anything is amiss.Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-68545047317808436382008-08-05T07:12:00.000-04:002008-08-05T07:12:00.000-04:00Not sure what it is, but your images specifically ...Not sure what it is, but your images specifically seem to be blowing up RPG Bloggers. If there are any quick fixes you can try we'd appreciate it, otherwise I'm sure Dave can look into solving it whenever he's around this morning.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Bartoneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788256492505323850noreply@blogger.com