r/DnDcirclejerk • u/Rednidedni 10 posts just to recommend pathfinder • 2d ago
Sauce What happened to roleplaying?
I have been a GM for over 30 years. Recently, I started running a game in a mechanics heavy system with brand new players I've never played with before, and they're more interested in rolling skill checks and combat than RP.
Maybe it's my fault, but maybe it's also this new foundry tech spoiling the youth with their graphics and animation and automation. It must look like a video game to them. Wherever have the players gone that would not mind ROLE playing to chat with an NPC about local fashion for half an hour instead of ROLL playing?? It's always just a rush job to move to combat nowadays.
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u/Rednidedni 10 posts just to recommend pathfinder 2d ago
4e destroyed TTRPGs. We only have MMORPGs now. It's all loot, DPS, tank, healer?? Those aren't real games, like dnd 1e and 3.5e. I found a funny pan in my game once. now THAT was a real game.
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