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Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes
- To: mud-dev#null,net
- Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes
- From: silovic#srce,hr (Miroslav Silovic)
- Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 05:18:20 +0200 (MET DST)
> >So, I would have to work
> >> quite hard in an RP MUD, just in order to stay in character. Having
> >> never actually tried it, I don't know whether I would find it fun or
> >> not. I think it would have to be a fairly forgiving environment.
> >
> >Well, I have to agree with your setiment if not your reasoning. I
> >don't play a lot of pure RP (that is, Tiny-based) muds mostly because I
> >just find it to be too much work.
>
> This I suppsoe is what differentiates the roleplayer at heart. T opthe
> roleplayer ist not work, or at least no any mroe work then playign a game
> of baseball or all sorts of other games we play. Its all enjoyable and
> relaxing eventhough i tis active..
>
> Remember the idea that relaxation is somehow a passive thing really is a
> 20th c. phenomenon with the onset of media such as film and TV...
Hear, hear! Damn, I wish I had Werewolf sourcebook nearby at this moment.
They make *great* point of this: Television, and similar passive media
all but replaced very ancient institution: one of storyteller.
Roleplaying games bring it back to life.
Miro
- Thread context:
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes, (continued)
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes,
Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA, Mon 19 May 1997, 00:12 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes,
Jeff Kesselman jeffk#tenetwork,com, Mon 19 May 1997, 09:36 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes,
ashen ashen#pixi,com, Mon 19 May 1997, 12:27 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes,
Jeff Kesselman jeffk#tenetwork,com, Mon 19 May 1997, 23:47 GMT
- Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes,
Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA, Tue 20 May 1997, 00:17 GMT
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