What LOTR would be like if played by D&D players who knew nothing about LOTR:
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14
Hilarious!
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What LOTR would be like if played by D&D players who knew nothing about LOTR:
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14
Hilarious!
Indeed :D
Quite funny. And sooo realistic...
Haha - if they'd have god pics for the book that would have been even funnier, with all the singing and rhyming couplets and the weirdness that is Tom Bombadil :D
" Yes, black dragons are powerful. So are level-20 fireballs, demi-gods, and huge mythic beasts. But there is no force in the game as powerful as the combined selfishness and apathy of your players. "
Has he met my group? :D
I also liked "That which does not kill you was simply not permitted to do so for the purposes of the plot." haha
What I found in the web comic that is similar to my experiences as GM is how difficult it is for players to stay in character. Often they say or do things which are completely inappropriate for their character or the setting. They often bring their meta-knowledge to the game too. By that I mean they will use their real world knowledge & experiences in the game even if their character doesn't have such knowledge or experiences. They will also use modern-day speech & slang in a fantasy or sci-fi setting.
The only time that works is when playing a modern-day setting RPG. But even then they often act in ways which contradict the character they've created.
I recognised almost EVERYTHING in that comic. It disturbs me that other groups have all the same flaws we do :D