History of Post 738
- 2008-01-11 23:10:21
If having it in print that the GM should reward players with XP for how well they played their characters then I point you to page 40-41 of the DMG.
I have played many game systems, though haven't played GURPS, so I don't know how much more GURPS does for promoting roleplaying.
I will back off and say that there are actually some game systems that I recall that promote roleplaying. I recall a game system that was more story based, and had very little in the way of any rules and dice rolling was at the minimum. I forget the game though, it was something out of Jules Vern genre game..... airships going to the moon or something.... =) It was well over 10 years ago.
however I've always seen the promotion of roleplaying boiling down to "Reward your players with XP for roleplaying"
Munchkinism is a threat to many a game, if the GM doesn't keep things in check.
I once remember playing Shadowrun where someone was hit in the leg with a missile... and survived... leg intact. =)
- 2008-01-11 23:07:27
If having it in print that the GM should reward players with XP for how well they played their characters then I point you to page 40-41 of the DMG.
I have played many game systems, though haven't played GURPS, so I don't know how much more GURPS does for promoting roleplaying.
I will back off and say that there are actually some game systems that I recall that promote roleplaying. I recall a game system that was more story based, and had very little in the way of any rules and dice rolling was at the minimum. I forget the game though, it was something out of Jules Vern genre game..... airships going to the moon or something.... =) It was well over 10 years ago.
however I've always seen the promotion of roleplaying boiling down to "Reward your players with XP for roleplaying"
- 2008-01-11 22:58:18
If having it in print that the GM should reward players with XP for how well they played their characters then I point you to page 40-41 of the DMG.
I have played many game systems, though haven't played GURPS, so I don't know how much more GURPS does for promoting roleplaying.
However, a lot of systems will have essentially what the DMG states..... good Roleplaying should garner some kind of reward. That to me does not constitute the SYSTEM promoting good RP. Even if the system goes so far as to tell the GM that RP should make up 20% of a night's XP.
Good roleplaying is found within groups that themselves promote good roleplaying.... not the systems.