Video (Symphony day 6)

[rolltoavoidpossession]

[The camera opens on Ryou looking eager to talk about something. Hm.]

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to play a TTRPG with me in the future? I don't have most of the stuff I would need to run a game yet, but I know a couple game systems that I could run.

[Then remembering that some people here might not know what he's talking about:]

Ah, a TTRPG is a type of tabletop game where you play a character at a table and work with other players to accomplish in character goals.

[He's trying.]

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[rolltoavoidpossession]

Sort of? It's a game, so it's not quite theatre, you're not performing for an audience.

[Wait until this 90's era teen finds out about TTRPG podcasts.

But in the meantime, how to explain it for someone who doesn't know?]

It is improvised, you're right about that, and there's chance too with the dice rolls. Your actions don't always go how you want them to go if you have bad luck.

[In other words, it's pretty much an analog version of RPG video games, for anyone listening in who is familiar with that.]

[redprayer]

[Rezo hums.]

So if, for example, you were playing as a knight seeking to slay a dragon, you would bet on a number and throw dice to see if you succeed, or if the dragon eats you.

[So it's like... Gambling but the stakes are plot points in an improvised story???]