tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post1342267540935767713..comments2024-03-29T03:31:44.361-04:00Comments on How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less: Game Masters Should Also Be WritersNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-16590406632709067172009-01-06T00:57:00.000-05:002009-01-06T00:57:00.000-05:00Wyatt: I dunno, no one who asks to read them gets ...<B>Wyatt:</B> I dunno, no one who asks to read them gets past the first couple of chapters. They're not internet fiction bad, on a mechanical level they're fairly decent, but I have this problem with plot . . .<BR/><BR/><B>Ravyn:</B> Ah, a too-hasty generalization on my part. It's easier for me, but writing has always come slowly, at least the variety involving stories -- and I've gotten lucky with my player selection, which makes everything a lot easier. Even with that, they're both tremendously difficult tasks, and it's a wonder that as many people take them up as they do.<BR/><BR/><B>vegaspen:</B> I like to make everything up on the fly, when I can get away with it, even when I'm running at the table. Can't stand plots. But my players are fairly tolerant about me taking five minutes to get a drink and think about how I'm going to respond to the latest dang fool plan they've come up with. And I've long been curious about 'net gaming because it would make that, and world building on the fly, easier.<BR/><BR/><B>Anar_Kyst:</B> I've been so much better off since I decided I didn't need to make a living off of writing to be a writer. Sure, it sounds cool, but it's not for me.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-50052421709776342292009-01-05T10:10:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:10:00.000-05:00I've found I don't have the discipline to be a pro...I've found I don't have the discipline to be a professional writer, so GMing lets me do the fun part of the job, and get almost-immediate feedback on my ideas.Anar_Kysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253157820023204076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-5315938716643541842009-01-04T17:56:00.000-05:002009-01-04T17:56:00.000-05:00Gaming is what got me into writing in the first pl...Gaming is what got me into writing in the first place. It all started with the single idea of "Hey, this stuff is pretty good, someone should be writing this down..."<BR/><BR/>So I did. That was over 20 years ago and I think I still have that beat up 3-ring binder somewhere.<BR/><BR/>I do find that writing and running a game on a forum is far easier for me than running a live tabletop game. I'm not really good at plot, so planning a whole game out from beginning to end in advance is a struggle. I do much better on the fly, watching what the players do and coming up with ways to torment...um...enhance their gaming experience that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880812607750890688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-71170902686226233472009-01-04T16:45:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:45:00.000-05:00Nifty topic. I find it near to my own heart, give...Nifty topic. I find it near to my own heart, given that my blog is founded entirely on the idea that writers could learn to hone their craft by running games, and that I may as well help them with the skills that work for both whenever I can.<BR/><BR/>Though I'm inclined to argue with your assessment that running games is easier than writing. Once an idea's made its way to the top of my mind, it'll just flow; while the characters I write do have minds of their own, I don't have to worry about them not understanding how the world works despite my being sure I'd explained it, ditching in the middle of a scene they're vital to for reasons that don't really fit in character, engaging in munchkinry.... and I know what plots will hook them. Writer's block is nothing when it comes to the cat-herding it takes to get PCs to agree on things.<BR/><BR/>So do you suppose the "easiest" thing is whatever was being done first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-5657332381097197612009-01-04T16:34:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:34:00.000-05:00I agree. However, I wonder just how terrible your ...I agree. However, I wonder just how terrible your writing could really be. If there's one thing I know about dungeon masters is how unnecessarily down on themselves most are ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com