The optional "Gritty Realism" rules are a call back to older editions of D&D where resting did not represent a reset like it does with more modern editions. Resting had very specific limitations and HP recovered over the course of days or weeks rather than fully recovering all character resources with a good night's sleep. This variant is intended for use by DMs and players seeking to replicate that vibe.
Referencing the Hot Take, I am currently a DM to a group of 5 who none had an established backstory. At most, 2 of them had the Eric version where it was a “Hey, this is why I’m adventuring” backstory. My group is only vaguely interested story and more focused on exploration and killing stuff, and that’s what I provide! I think a DM and the Party should have a solid consensus of what is expected from each side both game and story wise, and as long as everyone is satisfied with the experience and enjoying themselves, you are doing a good job! The only “Bad DM” I see is one that doesn’t take how the players want to play into consideration and only do what they think should happen. P.S. Love your podcast! My husband and I do a similar setup as you guys (each DM our own story and group) and I like listening to you guys chat about it :) *edited for spelling errors
That’s fair tbh!! If they also don’t care about their backstories then yeah it’s not a bad DM to not include those backstories. It’s alllllll about managing expectations (also thank you 💞)
@@IdCritThat also, please tell me about this mermaid deck! I played a little bit of MTG in college, but got intimidated by the number of cards and decks out there. I would love to get some advice on how to get into MTG as a new player, plus I love mermaids and fairies, so any decks like that sound totally bomb to me!
Good encapsulation of my takes on it. I'm not running a game atm but the first group I ran for was very much more interested in letting me storytell while they solved puzzles and strategized combat. Don't get me wrong, they engaged with NPCs but in a video gamey "give me the job" kind of way. While I wish they'd engaged more with the story, we all still had fun.
@@IdCritThat -- I've thought about the video through the day and I think most of the topics can be captured in a broad category of Verisimilitude. A game would use a seven day long rest to capture verisimilitude around regaining HP and healing. A player would want the backstory utilized to give their character's place in the lore verisimilitude. I work to present verisimilitude in my fantasy game about magic swords and Fey folk and I am rewarded in that through enthusiastic players.
I write long involved backstories, but honestly dont care if the DM incorporates it or not. Its a sketch of the characters motivations, desires, drives, etc. Its also where any ethics and morals the character has come from.
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The optional "Gritty Realism" rules are a call back to older editions of D&D where resting did not represent a reset like it does with more modern editions. Resting had very specific limitations and HP recovered over the course of days or weeks rather than fully recovering all character resources with a good night's sleep. This variant is intended for use by DMs and players seeking to replicate that vibe.
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I legit thought this was channel several thousand subs. The quality is so in the room with us.
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For sure!
Referencing the Hot Take, I am currently a DM to a group of 5 who none had an established backstory. At most, 2 of them had the Eric version where it was a “Hey, this is why I’m adventuring” backstory. My group is only vaguely interested story and more focused on exploration and killing stuff, and that’s what I provide!
I think a DM and the Party should have a solid consensus of what is expected from each side both game and story wise, and as long as everyone is satisfied with the experience and enjoying themselves, you are doing a good job! The only “Bad DM” I see is one that doesn’t take how the players want to play into consideration and only do what they think should happen.
P.S. Love your podcast! My husband and I do a similar setup as you guys (each DM our own story and group) and I like listening to you guys chat about it :)
*edited for spelling errors
That’s fair tbh!! If they also don’t care about their backstories then yeah it’s not a bad DM to not include those backstories. It’s alllllll about managing expectations (also thank you 💞)
@@IdCritThat also, please tell me about this mermaid deck!
I played a little bit of MTG in college, but got intimidated by the number of cards and decks out there. I would love to get some advice on how to get into MTG as a new player, plus I love mermaids and fairies, so any decks like that sound totally bomb to me!
Good encapsulation of my takes on it. I'm not running a game atm but the first group I ran for was very much more interested in letting me storytell while they solved puzzles and strategized combat. Don't get me wrong, they engaged with NPCs but in a video gamey "give me the job" kind of way. While I wish they'd engaged more with the story, we all still had fun.
As a DM, I do work in the player's backstory. Where else will I get family for my villian to murder?
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@@IdCritThat -- I've thought about the video through the day and I think most of the topics can be captured in a broad category of Verisimilitude. A game would use a seven day long rest to capture verisimilitude around regaining HP and healing. A player would want the backstory utilized to give their character's place in the lore verisimilitude.
I work to present verisimilitude in my fantasy game about magic swords and Fey folk and I am rewarded in that through enthusiastic players.
I love your channel. I'm a forever DM of 26 years, often professionally these days. I'd love to see your opinions on Pro DMing.
I write long involved backstories, but honestly dont care if the DM incorporates it or not. Its a sketch of the characters motivations, desires, drives, etc. Its also where any ethics and morals the character has come from.
That’s fair!
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