Episode 173 Streamed Live Tuesday January 9, 2024
Main Topic: What time is it? Timekeeping in D&D
What is the value of time keeping? Is it worth the effort? Abstract or
precise units of time? Which version of D&D does this in the way you
most prefer? What game does this in the way you most prefer?
Campaign Level View: events in the world/region/city/base town, Holy
days for religious orders, special astronomical events, magical
confluences, others?
Character Level View: spell durations, round durations, disease/poison
duration, ration usage, light sources, aging process, stamina, rest
& recuperation, and others?
Consider:
https://www.reddit.com/r/osr/comments/17qab2z/an_attempt_at_strict_time_keeping_records/
Too extreme?
Adventure Level View: Dungeon mapping, dungeon crawling (real light
sources/torches. Equipment usage, overland travel, time limits/pressure,
etc/other?
Player Needs: Time to play, time in between turns, breaks in play.
Etc/other?
BRoSR:
https://bdubsanddragons.blogspot.com/2021/07/jeffrogaxian-time-keeping-vs-variable.html
https://bdubsanddragons.blogspot.com/2021/11/bdubs-essential-guide-to-patron-play.html
When Gaming Preferences become true Biases
When you learn/see/try a new game, what sorts of preconceived
notions/preferences may keep you from enjoying them or enjoying them
fully? How might they influence how you play the game or even if you
would even try to play it?
1. Genres: fantasy (dragons and wizards), historical, sci fi,
horror, superhero, mixed genres, other?
2. Settings: homebrew vs published
3. Mechanics: die types, diceless, cards, built-in safety tools,
others?
4. Companies: woke vs non-woke, TSR vs WoTC, other?
5. Editions: 1e vs 2e vs etc any game
6. Simulation vs Emulation vs Narrative
As well as Trad games vs indie vs dungeon crawler’s vs OSR vs Modern
7. Play styles: RP-1st/2nd/3rd person, Adventure: sandbox, AP,
modules, others?
8. The stereotypes associated with the game or the players of the
game?
Report from Big Geek Land
Big Geek Con 2
Meeting Jan 15th to determine exact dates of BGC2. Likely September
20-22, 2024
Four Points by Sheraton Saginaw
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