Have you ever had this feeling

Fido · Post by **Fido** » Mon May 23, 2005 12:33 pm

Yesterday, as I was sitting in my bed, having just finished reading GAZII the day before, I felt guilty.

Guilty, because I wasn't preparing a game in Falkovnia and that I was just letting Drakov have his way. It felt as if I was letting all those people out there just be oppressed and that I wasn't doing anything about it.

Damn, that felt disturbing...

*Cough*

Glad I've got that off my chest.

(Off the record: new to the forums, hello! )

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Mon May 23, 2005 3:59 pm

Maybe you are a little bit over sensitive?

Gonzoron of the FoS · Post by **Gonzoron of the FoS** » Mon May 23, 2005 5:00 pm

Welcome to the forums! And don't worry about the Falkovnians. Gondegal's got it under control.

Coan · Post by **Coan** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:04 pm

Welcome. Falkovnia certainly does have a lot of use for a DM doesn't it? I'd place it as one of my top 5 domains for campaign use -just so much things that can be used, especially after Gaz 2.

Chris Nichols · Post by **Chris Nichols** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:08 pm

Well Fido, I'll take your emotional reaction to the plight of the Falkovnians as a compliment to my writing. ^_^

But don't worry, even if Drakov fell, there'd still be plenty of problems left to plague Falkovnia.

Chris Nichols

Fido · Post by **Fido** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:33 am

Chris Nichols wrote:Well Fido, I'll take your emotional reaction to the plight of the Falkovnians as a compliment to my writing. ^_^

Chris Nichols

As you should, Chris. As you should...

Joël of the FoS · Post by **Joël of the FoS** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:54 am

Welcome Fido.

To answer your second question, I've often identified myself with / felt empathy with caracters in a novel, and as a DM, I often try to think like a particular NPC, trying to feel the guilt / angst / fear / sadness etc. that it felt, in order ti better roleplay him / her.

But feeling guilty of not making plans about a darklord, never !

Ever seen a strange ballerina in your dreams recently?

Joël

Fido · Post by **Fido** » Tue May 24, 2005 12:33 pm

I have to say, that this was just a feeling I had for a split second. I realised I was being an idiot immediately thereafter.
Just to make it clear...

Joël of the Fraternity wrote: Ever seen a strange ballerina in your dreams recently?

Dr. Heinfroth says it will pass...

Desertrising · Post by **Desertrising** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:55 pm

I don't think that the guilt you felt is all that out of place. In fact I would say it is very appropriate and and testimony to the author's writing skills.

It has also been my experience that whenever strong emotional responses are felt by the DM it can often transfer into similar responses to players.

Well my two cents anyway

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Have you ever had this feeling

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