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Have you ever had this feeling
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:33 pm
by Fido
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! )
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 3:59 pm
by Faust
Maybe you are a little bit over sensitive?
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:00 pm
by Gonzoron of the FoS
Welcome to the forums! And don't worry about the Falkovnians. Gondegal's got it under control.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:04 pm
by Coan
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.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:08 pm
by Chris Nichols
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
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:33 am
by Fido
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...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 11:54 am
by Joël of the FoS
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
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:33 pm
by Fido
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...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:55 pm
by Desertrising
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