pendell
2012-01-13, 09:48 AM
I have a confession to make: I am not an active roleplayer. What attracts me to a system, however, is not the mechanics but the story told with the system.
Raistlin Majere. Drizzt Do'ourden. King Azoun. Artemis Entreri.
These are names that are evocative. They have interesting stories behind them.
I guess the fundamental reason I haven't been really interested in 4e and beyond is because those stories I've seen told about them have been primarily rebootings and re-imaginings of the existing worlds, not new worlds in and of themselves. They don't capture the imagination. It's simply the same thing with new play mechanics.
Am I mistaken? Are there some interesting stories out there for the new systems? Because that's what it would take to bring *me* in. What draws me to this environment is the desire to have my imagination captured and to suspend my disbelief. The mechanics/crunch of any edition are secondary to that.
Respectfully,
Brian P.
Raistlin Majere. Drizzt Do'ourden. King Azoun. Artemis Entreri.
These are names that are evocative. They have interesting stories behind them.
I guess the fundamental reason I haven't been really interested in 4e and beyond is because those stories I've seen told about them have been primarily rebootings and re-imaginings of the existing worlds, not new worlds in and of themselves. They don't capture the imagination. It's simply the same thing with new play mechanics.
Am I mistaken? Are there some interesting stories out there for the new systems? Because that's what it would take to bring *me* in. What draws me to this environment is the desire to have my imagination captured and to suspend my disbelief. The mechanics/crunch of any edition are secondary to that.
Respectfully,
Brian P.