Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.

From: Karen J. Cravens <silver+news@phoenyx.net>

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000

"Kerry Harrison (Madhouse USA)" kerry@madhouseusa.com wrote in
<7mtl0c$ref$1@hiram.io.com>:

>>Suppose the players decide to do something the gamemaster has not
>>foreseen.  Unless the programmer is willing to tinker with the code, you
>>just flat can't do it in a computer game.  In a true RPG, the gamemaster
>>might have to say "Whoa, guys, it never occurred to me you'd do that/go
>>there.  Let me think about that."  And, unlike a computer program, he
can
>>then come up with something creative.
>
>
>We can actually do this in DungeonWorld - we just don't do it during the
>turn, if one of the players comes up with something they think they
should
>be able to do in a situation that's not presently available in the game
they
>can tell use about it and if it think it's legit we can add it as an
option
>to the game - without a programmer having to modify the code.  That's one
of
>the beauties of the DW game system from a moderators point of view - you
can
>make all kinds of changes (hell you can even design new games in it) -
all
>without having to know how to program.

Within parameters.  But creative players *will* get outside your
parameters.

Of course, games I've been involved in have all been about character
interaction.  Computers can't do that to any significant depth a-tall, so
they hold no great interest to me no matter how crunchy their numbers are.

--
Karen Cravens (silver@phoenyx.net)
Phoenyx Play-by-Email Roleplaying - http://www.phoenyx.net
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References

Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
Karen J. Cravens <silver+news@phoenyx.net>
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
"Kerry Harrison (Madhouse USA)" <kerry@madhouseusa.com>
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
Karen J. Cravens <silver+news@phoenyx.net>
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for a fantasy PBEM.
"Kerry Harrison (Madhouse USA)" <kerry@madhouseusa.com>
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0000