Comments on: Wandering Damage II http://www.gnomestew.com/crock-pot/wandering-damage-ii The Game Mastering Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: age http://www.gnomestew.com/crock-pot/wandering-damage-ii/comment-page-1#comment-517 age Thu, 29 May 2008 09:10:55 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=119#comment-517 I think its exactly the opposite. RPGs are escapism - to do what you don't do in real life. I remember reading a thesis "the Psychology of Role-playing Games" (I'm serious...) and it said in many cases Player Characters are reflections of our true inner self - the person we would be if it wasn't for social constraints and inhibitions....and how I look differently now upon my "friends".<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('517','age'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I think its exactly the opposite. RPGs are escapism – to do what you don’t do in real life. I remember reading a thesis “the Psychology of Role-playing Games” (I’m serious…) and it said in many cases Player Characters are reflections of our true inner self – the person we would be if it wasn’t for social constraints and inhibitions….and how I look differently now upon my “friends”.
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]]> By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider http://www.gnomestew.com/crock-pot/wandering-damage-ii/comment-page-1#comment-509 Kurt "Telas" Schneider Thu, 29 May 2008 03:41:40 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=119#comment-509 It's not the mousing arm that worries me... <strong>Both hands on the keyboard, mister!</strong> Actually, this was <em>the</em> quote that made me decide to start my list of "things overheard at Gen Con". It was said with such assertiveness by such a stereotypical gamer that I had to literally bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I'll add more to the next one...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('509','Kurt \"Telas\" Schneider'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> It’s not the mousing arm that worries me… Both hands on the keyboard, mister!

Actually, this was the quote that made me decide to start my list of “things overheard at Gen Con”. It was said with such assertiveness by such a stereotypical gamer that I had to literally bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I’ll add more to the next one…

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]]> By: Martin Ralya http://www.gnomestew.com/crock-pot/wandering-damage-ii/comment-page-1#comment-504 Martin Ralya Wed, 28 May 2008 20:48:52 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/?p=119#comment-504 So...what are you saying about my mousing arm, exactly? ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('504','Martin Ralya'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> So…what are you saying about my mousing arm, exactly? ;)
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