Sean Merwin

uh quote i have chosen to be good and follow laws says the player who takes a certain alignment and then we have a conversation about what that means take the abstract we decide together what it looks like for that character using the choice as a reference it doesn't mean you can't do evil or chaotic it just tells me as a dm a guideline about what kind of choices a player will probably make

And my experience is that Joe B. there is using the tool about as well as you can use it. And in my experience since first edition AD&D, I hate all of that. Now, again, this is my experience over 30 years, and I'll break it down. And hop in at any point, Teos, because I'm just going to go until you stop me.

And my experience is that Joe B. there is using the tool about as well as you can use it. And in my experience since first edition AD&D, I hate all of that. Now, again, this is my experience over 30 years, and I'll break it down. And hop in at any point, Teos, because I'm just going to go until you stop me.

So the one part of this is, you know, we choose an alignment, then we have a conversation about what it means, right? Now, as part of a session zero, communication is important, but I have about one hour or two hours or four hours of other things to talk about. With all those other things to talk about, one of the things I don't wanna talk about is, okay, you chose lawful good.

So the one part of this is, you know, we choose an alignment, then we have a conversation about what it means, right? Now, as part of a session zero, communication is important, but I have about one hour or two hours or four hours of other things to talk about. With all those other things to talk about, one of the things I don't wanna talk about is, okay, you chose lawful good.

Let's talk about what that means and the situations where it might come up. Okay, you chose chaotic neutral. Let's talk about that. And communication's great, but when it's talking about something that I think could be done more easily, more effectively, and more richly, I don't want those conversations. Now we're talking about philosophy as opposed to games. Are you with me so far, Teos? Yeah.

Let's talk about what that means and the situations where it might come up. Okay, you chose chaotic neutral. Let's talk about that. And communication's great, but when it's talking about something that I think could be done more easily, more effectively, and more richly, I don't want those conversations. Now we're talking about philosophy as opposed to games. Are you with me so far, Teos? Yeah.

You want to jump in? Okay. Then there's the quote, we take the abstract and we decide together what it looks like for that character using the choice as a reference. And again, I get this. But then what you get into the conversation is, what would you do in this situation? What would you do in this situation? What would you do in this situation?

You want to jump in? Okay. Then there's the quote, we take the abstract and we decide together what it looks like for that character using the choice as a reference. And again, I get this. But then what you get into the conversation is, what would you do in this situation? What would you do in this situation? What would you do in this situation?

And even if you only do five situations, is that an hour of talk? Is that a half hour of talk for one character? And those are only in five instances where something might happen. And you know within the first session, there's going to be the sixth thing. And then we have to stop and talk about it for the sixth thing.

And even if you only do five situations, is that an hour of talk? Is that a half hour of talk for one character? And those are only in five instances where something might happen. And you know within the first session, there's going to be the sixth thing. And then we have to stop and talk about it for the sixth thing.

When what you could say is, tell me your character's goals and one rule in life that they like to follow. Now we are not getting into philosophy. We are just saying to this player, give me some words that we understand the meaning of to tell me about your character. And I'll just get to the final thing. It tells me as a DM, as a guideline, what kind of choices a player will probably make.

When what you could say is, tell me your character's goals and one rule in life that they like to follow. Now we are not getting into philosophy. We are just saying to this player, give me some words that we understand the meaning of to tell me about your character. And I'll just get to the final thing. It tells me as a DM, as a guideline, what kind of choices a player will probably make.

Probably, okay, we're already on shaky ground, but it doesn't tell you what kind of choices that character will probably make or that player will probably make because the player can make any choice they want for that character. They can say, in my life, this is exactly how I am. And then they come up to a situation and they decide, you know what?

Probably, okay, we're already on shaky ground, but it doesn't tell you what kind of choices that character will probably make or that player will probably make because the player can make any choice they want for that character. They can say, in my life, this is exactly how I am. And then they come up to a situation and they decide, you know what?

All the things that I believed as a character, they're out the window. I now believe this. And all of that discussion we've had, really, other than the big turn, whether it's a heel turn or a face turn, if you use pro wrestling parlay, has gone for naught.

All the things that I believed as a character, they're out the window. I now believe this. And all of that discussion we've had, really, other than the big turn, whether it's a heel turn or a face turn, if you use pro wrestling parlay, has gone for naught.

And part of this for me is scarring from my college days when I was forced to take nine credits of philosophy, nine credits of theology, and we had all these arguments. And what it comes down to is there is no right answer and there, or there are several right answers to what is good. What is lawful? What is your unlawful? What, what is all of these?

And part of this for me is scarring from my college days when I was forced to take nine credits of philosophy, nine credits of theology, and we had all these arguments. And what it comes down to is there is no right answer and there, or there are several right answers to what is good. What is lawful? What is your unlawful? What, what is all of these?

And so to try to answer them through a game, it's, it's fine to try to answer them through a game, but it's not right to debate them through a game.