Originally shared by Jfur “Moonpoison”
so im playing in a 5e game today, any tips on how to skew it to an osr or story game style of play, being but a player and not the gm?
so im playing in a 5e game today, any tips on how to skew it to an osr or story game style of play, being but a…
so im playing in a 5e game today, any tips on how to skew it to an osr or story game style of play, being but a…
Have you made a character yet? If no:
OSR= Roll 4d6 drop lowest, straight down the line; only chose one of the core four classes: Fighter, wizard, thief, cleric. Grab the basic gear and start playing. Make it your goal to make a mark in the world like building a Keep. Seek how to do that. Asking questions is your best tool. Buy dogs, hirelings, and rats to test traps and strange water.
I’m not as good with story games but establish who your character is, their flaws, faults, and dreams. Play to them even when it would be “smarter” as a player otherwise.
Have you made a character yet? If no:
OSR= Roll 4d6 drop lowest, straight down the line; only chose one of the core four classes: Fighter, wizard, thief, cleric. Grab the basic gear and start playing. Make it your goal to make a mark in the world like building a Keep. Seek how to do that. Asking questions is your best tool. Buy dogs, hirelings, and rats to test traps and strange water.
I’m not as good with story games but establish who your character is, their flaws, faults, and dreams. Play to them even when it would be “smarter” as a player otherwise.
Warren Denning what you’ve suggested for story games is what I’d normally call roleplaying. Thats been part of all the games I’ve played since 1979-1980 when I started.
Warren Denning what you’ve suggested for story games is what I’d normally call roleplaying. Thats been part of all the games I’ve played since 1979-1980 when I started.
So my comment about ‘roleplaying’ is something I don’t see as being necessarily just OSR or Storygame. But doing that plus doing what seems feasible for your character, or a ‘normal adventurer’, and not being limited by your character sheet has listed are what I think of as OSR leanings. If you’ve got a skill or aptitude noted, its what you’re notably good at. Doesn’t mean you can’t necessarily try doing things that aren’t on your character sheet. However that depends on how the DM and the rest of the group expect things to play out.
And I guess it depends on what you think of as ‘story game style of play’ – which to me tends to imply primacy of things like backstory, characterization, and plot point type things. This is based on the comments and discussions of others on the net because I’ve not generally played that way, and not for a long time.
So my comment about ‘roleplaying’ is something I don’t see as being necessarily just OSR or Storygame. But doing that plus doing what seems feasible for your character, or a ‘normal adventurer’, and not being limited by your character sheet has listed are what I think of as OSR leanings. If you’ve got a skill or aptitude noted, its what you’re notably good at. Doesn’t mean you can’t necessarily try doing things that aren’t on your character sheet. However that depends on how the DM and the rest of the group expect things to play out.
And I guess it depends on what you think of as ‘story game style of play’ – which to me tends to imply primacy of things like backstory, characterization, and plot point type things. This is based on the comments and discussions of others on the net because I’ve not generally played that way, and not for a long time.
Man, there are a lot of variables to this answer that can really skew what to do, not to mention whether to do it.
The best thing you can do is play to your character. Establish a backstory, figure out motivations, and play to your character’s personality and story. Try to engage others.
But – and this is a big but (and I cannot lie), think about when not to. If the rest of the group is honestly not wanting to play that type of game, and you’re not the GM, forcing your playstyle into their game would be inappropriate. In games that aren’t built for it, it isn’t always the player’s prerogative to skew the style of the game. If you’re not sure, talk to the GM first.
Man, there are a lot of variables to this answer that can really skew what to do, not to mention whether to do it.
The best thing you can do is play to your character. Establish a backstory, figure out motivations, and play to your character’s personality and story. Try to engage others.
But – and this is a big but (and I cannot lie), think about when not to. If the rest of the group is honestly not wanting to play that type of game, and you’re not the GM, forcing your playstyle into their game would be inappropriate. In games that aren’t built for it, it isn’t always the player’s prerogative to skew the style of the game. If you’re not sure, talk to the GM first.
Perhaps before answering anything it would be better to understand what the OP means by “OSR or story-games gameplay” to begin with. I would just point out two things: OSR and story-games are quite different things as far as gameplay expectations go (minor similarities here and there aside), and the question seems to confuse both as basically the same thing; and second, it’s a very bad idea to go to a gaming table pushing one’s agenda where everyone else expects gameplay to be something else entirely. This is something you need to discuss with all the other people, GM especially, not something you “skew” gameplay towards magically.
Perhaps before answering anything it would be better to understand what the OP means by “OSR or story-games gameplay” to begin with. I would just point out two things: OSR and story-games are quite different things as far as gameplay expectations go (minor similarities here and there aside), and the question seems to confuse both as basically the same thing; and second, it’s a very bad idea to go to a gaming table pushing one’s agenda where everyone else expects gameplay to be something else entirely. This is something you need to discuss with all the other people, GM especially, not something you “skew” gameplay towards magically.
By the way, Jfur, hopefully the above didn’t sound like a criticism of your question. That’s certainly not my intention. But we do need to clarify things a bit regarding what you’re after so that we can get a shot at giving you some meaningful answer. Please tell us how your game went today.
By the way, Jfur, hopefully the above didn’t sound like a criticism of your question. That’s certainly not my intention. But we do need to clarify things a bit regarding what you’re after so that we can get a shot at giving you some meaningful answer. Please tell us how your game went today.