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Unprepared (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've got optimizer tendencies, but we've also got another member who is 100% "What would my character do in this high stress situation with the knowledge they have" and I've found myself leaning that way during combat more and more.

I will still scrutinize everything outside of combat though, and I'm thankful for the IRL time pressure to get me out of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I think there can be some intra-group tension when half the group is going for "how can we win this fight cleanly with minimal resources spent?" and half is going for "what would my character do? What would be dramatic?"

It's something to clear up in session 0, I think.

My personal fantasy right now is being part of a highly skilled and competent team. I'm tired of always being the three stooges.

Also bad: when part of the group wants to play for clean victory, and part of the group does but it really bad at it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Working through options isn't necessarily bad, but it can disrupt the game and make it less enjoyable for other players. The idea with adding time pressure is to add to the fun.