Sean Merwin

so and i also teach which right i will have panic attacks in front of my class i know what i'm saying and i just sort of kind of work through it and just use the energy that's building up to to talk uh doesn't always come out brilliantly but it's there uh what what do you have on your end teos

so and i also teach which right i will have panic attacks in front of my class i know what i'm saying and i just sort of kind of work through it and just use the energy that's building up to to talk uh doesn't always come out brilliantly but it's there uh what what do you have on your end teos

Yeah. And experience will matter in the long run. The more you do it, even if you don't ever lose that anxiety, you at least know

Yeah. And experience will matter in the long run. The more you do it, even if you don't ever lose that anxiety, you at least know

The next question comes from Arthur Marcus6191 via YouTube. Following up on a question where you mentioned the different character roles and the instigator barbarian versus the role-playing bard, a lot of old school folks may argue that role-playing based skills may disemphasize everyone at the table from role-playing. Now, I love this word. This is not a word.

The next question comes from Arthur Marcus6191 via YouTube. Following up on a question where you mentioned the different character roles and the instigator barbarian versus the role-playing bard, a lot of old school folks may argue that role-playing based skills may disemphasize everyone at the table from role-playing. Now, I love this word. This is not a word.

Disemphasize is not a word, but I love it. I think it's disincentivize plus deemphasize. And I think this should be a word now. Arthur, thank you for that. As soon as you maximize charisma plus skill expertise, you create this hidden contract that the bard should always do the talking. So how exactly can you counterbalance that?

Disemphasize is not a word, but I love it. I think it's disincentivize plus deemphasize. And I think this should be a word now. Arthur, thank you for that. As soon as you maximize charisma plus skill expertise, you create this hidden contract that the bard should always do the talking. So how exactly can you counterbalance that?

I feel that if we are playing a role-playing game, game design should incentivize role-playing rather than restricting the barbarian to need to rely on the bard with good charisma roles. A couple of things. This is a personal pet peeve. I hate categorizing old school folks versus new players because I know it's not meant to be derogatory, but it creates sort of false oppressions.

I feel that if we are playing a role-playing game, game design should incentivize role-playing rather than restricting the barbarian to need to rely on the bard with good charisma roles. A couple of things. This is a personal pet peeve. I hate categorizing old school folks versus new players because I know it's not meant to be derogatory, but it creates sort of false oppressions.

I know plenty of old school or older players that love skill-based games, and I know plenty of new players that would much rather role play than roll dice. So let's get rid of that. Okay, cool. Excellent question and discussion. So I'm going to use my favorite term that's come up recently, ludonarrative dissonance.

I know plenty of old school or older players that love skill-based games, and I know plenty of new players that would much rather role play than roll dice. So let's get rid of that. Okay, cool. Excellent question and discussion. So I'm going to use my favorite term that's come up recently, ludonarrative dissonance.

For those who've never seen the show, ludonarrative dissonance is the disconnect between the mechanics of a game and the story that's supposed to come from the play of that game. And for me, this is the perfect example of one type of ludonarrative dissonance. Teos, I'm going to set a scene for us here, okay?

For those who've never seen the show, ludonarrative dissonance is the disconnect between the mechanics of a game and the story that's supposed to come from the play of that game. And for me, this is the perfect example of one type of ludonarrative dissonance. Teos, I'm going to set a scene for us here, okay?

You, Teos, are a well-spoken, charismatic, insightful person playing a six charisma barbarian. I am a grunting mouth breather with no sense of social interaction playing the 20 charisma bard with an expertise in persuasion, right? Happens all the time. If you say so.

You, Teos, are a well-spoken, charismatic, insightful person playing a six charisma barbarian. I am a grunting mouth breather with no sense of social interaction playing the 20 charisma bard with an expertise in persuasion, right? Happens all the time. If you say so.

During the game scene of a tense negotiation, you playing your barbarian eloquently makes the perfect argument to get exactly what the party is trying to get out of this scene. Or I make a terrible argument that would obviously not be accepted by anyone in their right mind despite me playing this barbarian. You know, persuasive, charismatic, well-trained and well-versed bard. Here's my question.

During the game scene of a tense negotiation, you playing your barbarian eloquently makes the perfect argument to get exactly what the party is trying to get out of this scene. Or I make a terrible argument that would obviously not be accepted by anyone in their right mind despite me playing this barbarian. You know, persuasive, charismatic, well-trained and well-versed bard. Here's my question.

How should this be handled at the table? If we have a game that doesn't tell us how to handle it, it doesn't give us an exact process, then it's left up to us. And I see several potential answers for this. So let's step through that. So success should be based on just an ability check, regardless of any role play.

How should this be handled at the table? If we have a game that doesn't tell us how to handle it, it doesn't give us an exact process, then it's left up to us. And I see several potential answers for this. So let's step through that. So success should be based on just an ability check, regardless of any role play.