Re: RPG in wargames (was EMG's Imperium)

From: pookie@pluto.njcc.com (Shadow)

Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Gumpu Redkar (gumpu@gumpu.student.utwente.nl) wrote:
: Grant Gainey wrote:
: >
: > Gumpu Redkar wrote:
: > >
: > > There used to be a lot of role-playing in Galaxy (a space opera war
: > > fun.  And playing a role also helps to keep emotions down....
: > > If your empire is being totally destroyed you can direct your
: > > anger to the game character instead of the player that plays
: > > the character...

: > _I_ certainly agree that roleplaying makes even traditional
: > wargames fun.  But I've played with folk who really, _really_
: > didn't like mixing roleplaying and wargaming - they wouldn't
: > do it themselves, and got quite incensed when other players
: > engaged in it.  "Play D&D if you want to roleplay - this is
: > a _real_ game!", was one quote.

: :)  They should lighten-up.  I have no experience with other
: war games other than Galaxy, but as I said it helps to keep
: emotions down.  People will start taking attacks personal.

: If 100% of the players don't like it you might stop it and
: search for another game, but if fewer of them object you should
: go ahead.  Many tacticks can be used in warfare afterall :)

: If the game is really abstract I can imagine people objecting.
: If one plays a game of chess, and starts a whole story each time
: one moves a piece people would get anoyed :)  But it looks
: to me most games are not that abstract.

While I don't play Imperium, I play one of its sister games, GD. When
I started I would do the whole persona thing, but I stopped after I
really started playing in five games or so at once. Just don't have the
time, what with the actual PBeM RPG's I'm in as well. Quite a few people
send messages as such and such, President (or Emperor, Sultan, what have
you) of <insert country here>. No one I've met so far has objected, and
I kinda prefer it, thought it does kinda make me want to respond in kind.

: > So, my question is - assuming you know that one or several of
: > your opponents in a PBM are of the "roles are inappropriate
: > for a strategy game" mindset, and you like to play "in character",
: > do you:
: >
: >   a) Stop roleplaying and pretend it's a big chess match

: Only if it is a chess match...

Not hardly.

: >   b) Stop playing the game altogether
: >   c) Go completely over-the-top in your RPGing in the hope
: >      that you'll drive them into such a frenzy they'll
: >      start making mistakes

: Every thing is fair in Love and War :)

: >   d) crush the non-character-positions mercilessly, and then
: >      do in-character stuff with whoever is left <g>

There's a plan. Course if your the only character position in the game, it
means you have to crush them all and come out on top. :^)

: >   e) [your input here...]

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References

Re: EMG's Imperium
jchromis@aol.com (JChromis)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: EMG's Imperium
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: EMG's Imperium
Gumpu Redkar <gumpu@gumpu.student.utwente.nl>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
RPG in wargames (was EMG's Imperium)
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: RPG in wargames (was EMG's Imperium)
Gumpu Redkar <gumpu@gumpu.student.utwente.nl>
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
EMG's Imperium
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: EMG's Imperium
jchromis@aol.com (JChromis)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: EMG's Imperium
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: EMG's Imperium
Gumpu Redkar <gumpu@gumpu.student.utwente.nl>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
RPG in wargames (was EMG's Imperium)
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: RPG in wargames (was EMG's Imperium)
Gumpu Redkar <gumpu@gumpu.student.utwente.nl>
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000
EMG's Imperium
Grant Gainey <ggainey@widget.com>
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000