上面2段文字都是power gamer的讨论内容,无论你称其为“规则正强者”,还是我喜欢叫的“滥强玩家”,他们的区别在哪呢?我觉得一大区别在于我们的玩家更注重新规则的使用,而事实上对于原本的规则并没有足够地熟悉。当然,我在这里不是要强调哪个更好,哪个更对,因为事实上我对于两种类型都不支持。我想一个真正的RPGer应该并不热衷于这样的游戏方式。从历史上我们可以看到,当D&D游戏从战棋游戏中脱离了出来,成长为一种新兴的独立的游戏时,就已经注定了它的玩家要更注重role playing,因为若是纯粹的战斗游戏,那么D&D的存在便毫无意义了(这也是许多战棋玩家的嘲笑D&D游戏的原因)。说到这里,我想起了最近一直在考虑的一个问题:是不是由于各种原因,D&D游戏要回到它的母亲那里,重新变为一种war game呢?尽管WOTC是为了拓展新的赚钱市场才推出了D&D模型,但这种行为似乎又潜在地推动了上述趋势的形成。我们玩家有时候是无法左右一个商家的行为的,但我们永远不该为了商家而玩游戏,应该玩属于我们自己的游戏!RPGer梦想中的游戏!
拜托!你个PAL不要像唐僧一样!有很多时候,我们的人物常会遭到这样的抱怨,因为什么?因为某些职业的特性要求我们必须去遵守?还是因为我们对这个职业的了解仅仅是规则书上所说的那些?我想其实常常是后者。对于战士、盗贼等这样相对很开放的职业而言,圣骑士、德鲁依、牧师(一些信仰的)等职业往往就会有许多的限制和死板。但事实真的如此么?就拿圣骑士来说吧,除了那倒霉的“决不后退”和“轰!邪恶去死”这2条万年真理及原则外,就什么都没有了么?圣骑士就一定是个板凳脸、木瓜头?可能许多人都曾见过这样的圣骑士:他们喋喋不休地教人行善,无时不刻地监视着队里小贼的双手,在战斗时总要配上“战!至死方休!”的喊话。当然,我承认许多情况下,这是圣骑士的“职责”,但更重要的是,圣骑士不是机器,不是雕刻品,而是具有动物性和社会性的人。将其内心的活动反应在行为上,是一种很好的刻画/扮演人物的方式。休息时的发呆,对一朵路边的野花的怜惜,对某种邪恶生物(比如兽人)有着无法抑制的杀戮情绪……这都让你的圣骑士更加丰富,更加人性化,不会有哪个玩家会抱怨一个与敌人“殊死搏斗”的圣骑士,也没有人会厌弃一个无法克服心理恐惧(比如对一群邪恶教派的教徒)的圣骑士。你可否设想过,两位相同信仰,相同阵营的圣骑士有什么样的区别么?下面附了一个趣味小文,虽然我认为里面也不免有恶搞的话语,但我想这些文字可以为扮演圣骑士的人提供一些参考。此段最后,我想表达这样的意思:去深刻挖掘下自己的人物,为他设计一些有特色的心理性格,并且以此去考虑如何在行动和话语上体现出来。
补充:所谓特色,并不是说要穿着如贾拉索,身份背景如小崔,性格特点如小雷。其实你可以设想,一个惧怕幽影生物的矮人战士会如何面对这些敌人呢?一个割去左边乳房的女性会是什么背景呢?又将如何影响她的性格呢?好了,现在去做一个自己的人物吧!
附注:织羽JJ曾发贴(101 WITTY PALADIN SAYINGS)于
http://www.dndrpg.net/bbs/index.php?showtopic=5329在这里完整附出:
101 WITTY PALADIN SAYINGS
1. And now, judgement!
2. The day your sins rise against you is at hand!
3. EVERY day is judgement day!
4. (to the tune of the Ride of the Valkyrie)
fight for justice, Kill For Truth, SLAY ALL EVIL, ta t-t-taaaa
5. The cherry blossom falls upon the soil; the sword falls upon the foe.
6. Come out and fight foul spawn of the underworld.
7. I challenge you in the name of Tyr, God of Justice!
8. Die creature of darkness!
9. I am ___, champion of justice! In the name of ___ I
will right wrongs and triumph over evil; and that means you!
10. Die, head-in-the-clouds!"
11. Come eat cold steel, things of the underworld!
12. Throw down your swords and prepare to be judged!
13. Drain this, fang-boy!
14. You! Yes, you! The boney thing! Die!
15. Yo, she-bitch! (Unsheaths sword) Let's go!
16. Nighty-night, zombies!
17. Hey, ugly, green, and terminally unwashed! Come here
and fight like a man!
18. SPOON! - Not in the face! Not in the face!
19. Ad majorem dei gloriam. - For the greater glory of god
20. Go bleech your roots, creep!
21. Allright boys, let's dance!
22. It's a great day to be a Paladin.
23. Get some!
24. Punish or be punished.
25. Squeal like a pig!
26. Start prayin' boy, and you better pray real good.
27. Hey, foul villains! Knock off all that evil!!
28. The first step in making friends is *not to eat people*.
29. Evildoers! Eat my Justice!
30. Let's hang ten for Justice!
31. Avaunt foul feindish thingy!!!
32. Un-tentacle that fair ingenou!
33. Eat my shorts, dark spawn of fat women!!!
34. I`ll slay the evil fiend, and smile, because I smile a lot and have a lot of teeth.
35. You had better watch your manners demon or I`ll give one hell of a wedgie!!!!
36. Your shoes are untied!
37. Evil doers beware!
38. I've come to demand the surrender of Hell!
39. There can't be more than 50 of them, I won't be hurt!
40. To have the courage for fighting means to have the courage for victory!"
41. Within our quest we are invincible.
42. Prepare to meet thy highest judge.
43. Thy soul be blessed and thy sins forgiven.
44. You ____ ! -infidel
-heretic
-mongrel
-cur
-cad
-villain
-slime
45. I'M GOING TO CUT YOUR HEART OUT WITH A SPOON!!!!
46. I'm going to cut your heart out with a kender!
47. WHAT.... is the capitol of Assyria?
48. WHAT.... is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
49. Prepare to feel the Wrath of all that is good, Hell Spawn!
50. Evil always turns in on itself - Justice shall prevail!
51. For God and country!
52. All that is good and holy, aid me now as I confront this vile evil!
53. Prepare to atone for your sins!
54. Renounce your foul deeds now and I shall spare you.
55. I claim this land for all that is good, leave now and I shall not destroy you.
56. Repent now or spend your after life in eternal damnation.
57. With Justice <insert favorite deity> judges and makes war upon the foul and unrighteous!
58. <insert favorite deity> has deemed you unworthy - I am
his/her sword hand, prepare to meet damnation.
59. When Evil walks abroad, I must confront it.
60. May my sword do my God's will!
61. Prepare to make your maker!
62. I am prepared to meet my maker, are you?
63. With my dying breath I shall continue to remove the tarnish of your shadow from this world!
64. Summon your faith! It shall make us strong in the face of this obscene evil!
65. The courage of one can change the destiny of many.
66. Prepare to feel the iron gauntlet of Tyr the Evenhanded!
67. Surrender, cowardly followers of evil!
68. I'm gonna KICK your sorry ass!
69. SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAMMITY SPAM,
SPAMMITY SPAM!
70. DOOM!
71. I am Ergol the magnificent: small in stature, large
in power, narrow of purpose, and wide of vision. I
have the power to make your piss turn blue!"
while unsheathing sword: Let me introduce you to a
friend of mine...
72. (with a look of boredom and frustration) More <enemy type>!! Gods, and I just finished cleaning up from the last bunch!!"
73. Can you, like, surrender NOW or something?
74. Uhhhh...I'm like, gonna kick your ass. Uh huh huh, huh huh.
75. while charging: YAAAaaaaawwwwnnnn...mhhm...mhhm...mm.
76. DDIIIIIIEEEEEEE!!
77. DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!
78. Don't MAKE me come over there after you!
79. Surrender now or face me!..no, no... Give up now and I mean it!...no....You still have a chance to surr(finishes his charge and attacks), oh, never mind.
80. (If fighting some beautiful enemy)Back foul temptress! Even though thine image dost set my loins afire, I shall not be deterred from my task!
81. while attacking: "OUCH! Now that's GOTTA hurt!"
82. So, come here often?"
83. OH YEAH, want some more, do ya'. Come and get it, and get it.YEAH! Hey, I got some for you too! Here ya' go. Feels good, don't it!?!
84. Just a flesh wound.
85. I see that your schwartz is as BIG as mine! Now, let's see how well you handle it!
86. Fight, fight, fight. That's all I do around here. Day-in, day-out.
87. Bash this, slice that, castrate whatever. How come I don't get to do any of the fun stuff?"
88. after battle: "That's it?"
89. Has anyone seen my sword?(amidst piles of bodies)
90. Whoa, lookit the gash on that one!
91. Well, I don't know about ya'all, but I could use a drink.
92. If you kill me, I will only become more powerful!
93. I am not a coward, but it is not fitting for me to get my suit of armor dirty, I gotta be an example to the kids!
94. WHAT.... is the average rainfall of the amazon baisin?
95. After defeating but not dispatching..."Remember, no matter where you go, or how powerful you become, there will always be someone out there mightier than you. And that someone is me."
96. Let me convince you of the error of your ways.
97. Tell me if this hurts.
98. This is your ticket to the afterlife.
99. (talking to his sword) "Here's the goblin I promised you.
100. It wouldn't be proper for me to put this back without killing SOMETHING!
101. Try not to bleed all over my boots.
102. You demons are all alike... blah, blah, blah."
103. Why am I not worried?
104. To the undead..."You won't be so lucky this time."
105. Save your diseases for the less righteous."
106. Looks like you've lost a few fights in your day."
107. God befriend us, as our cause is just!"
108. Doomsday is near; die all, die merrily"
109. Say thy prayers, and farewell.
110. ...and you shall know that I am the Lord when I strike upon thee with great vengence...
111. Holy Avenger Batman!
112. (after a brawl to opponent) Here are your teeth...
113. Ahhh c'mon its not so bad... Its just the Abyss
114. (to a demon) You are one ugly motherfucker.
他们都在看什么??我只是在跑团!最后这个话题里,我想说说关于跑团的环境问题。在我的周围,北京众跑团一般会选择去避风塘,毕竟有无尽的饮料和不断电的服务。不过那也同样吸引了其他的人,毕竟开门就是为赚钱的嘛,但这给跑团造成了不小的影响。如果是5到6个人跑团,自己的声音很难压制别处的声音,而且自己的思路也常常被走来走去的MM服务生打断,更不用说当你为了制造点悬疑气氛却被旁边桌子上几个MM的大笑打断时,你的怨气骤生了。其实有些事情更尴尬,会有人走来问你们:“你们在做什么啊?讨论游戏么?刚才我听到了兽人,不死族,矮人……这是什么呀?这骰子怎么这么多面?……”尽管这或许是推广的好机会,但这并不是跑团的好环境。所以,如果有条件,大家最好还是在一个独立的空间里跑团吧:)无论对DM还是PC,都能更容易地进入状态,把精力集中于故事情节而非“鸟语花香”。
玩家部分讲完了,不切实际么?可能许多玩家看过之后,都对上面的内容嗤之以鼻,你们会说:你说的这些谁不知道?但怎么做呢?你以为写出来就能做到么?就如我开篇所言:写下本文是希望能为读者带来些启发,能思索下我们热爱的TRPG究竟该是什么样子。事实上,上文所提写的内容并非都是无法实现的天堂梦,所谓世上无难事,只怕有心人。我想文中我提及了一些思路和办法,也许以后我会专门写一篇“方法论”(*^^*),但这并不是我写此文的初衷。这里我想可以写几个关键词,希望能正中要害:安静、思考、投入、沉浸、大胆、冷静、总结、分享。
不论各位看客是想拍砖,还是想送花,可以尽情表达。垃圾箱:stargazer_angelcat@hotmail.com
最后做广告:
其一:十月份的《大众游戏》杂志出了,主题是DND 30周年,有不少精彩的文章,非常值得一读。
其二:此文的续篇是DM部分,下面给出了2段预览,仍旧是保持这样杂谈的风格。
嘿!这才是菁英对手-狗头人看到这个题目,你可能会立刻联想到WotC的一篇文章,全面而又深刻地讲述了如何给狗头人套上各种很酷的模版,让他们更加强大,具有更危险的能力。那么我要说的狗头人其实就是那2hp(啊!事实上你我都不知道:)的弱弱的家伙们。这样的狗头人如何成为菁英对手呢?来看一则实例:一队冒险者快乐地在丛林的小路上游走,当来到一片小开阔地的时候,看到对面突然冒出了5个狗头人,他们面目狰狞,各自举着武器……于是战斗开始了,有3个狗头人举着斧子大叫着冲上来,另外2个拿着弓,给箭矢点火。自然,队伍中的伙伴轻松把这些连甲都没穿的狗头人一个个砍趴在地,但当狗头人趴下的那一刻,伙伴们注意到了他们后背居然都背着一个木桶。(当然不是很大的那种,你知道我的意思)之后,远远站着的2个狗头人把箭矢射向了木桶!2支火箭瞬间就点燃了木桶中的油!之后则只剩下了绚丽的火球描述与焦黑的玩家尸体……你会考虑这个事件的合理性,不是么?那么这些狗头人可以是被一个法师所操控的,也可以是任何一个精明的对手设下的圈套。但这就是我所说的菁英对手-狗头人。事实上,你可以暂时忽略这事情的诸多规则上的问题,我想表达的是一种理念。怪物手册上那些天天拿来砍杀的怪物实际上有着很多可以发挥的余地。搭配上你出色的背景,有趣的情节,一个简单的初级冒险团同样会变得有声有色。谁还敢轻易地忽略狗头人的存在?所以,请开阔你的思路吧!让你的怪物更加多变,更加充满乐趣,让玩家面对更丰富的挑战吧!你的PC不会在抱怨初期的时候那些地精有多么无聊,也不会埋怨你的运气太好了,死得不甘心了!相信我,你能创造出比上面这场面更有趣、更丰富的战斗……
这样的陷阱不够酷么?陷阱?是的!我想你可能立刻想到了成堆成堆的实例,不论是你在CRPG中踩上的,还是在TRPG中碰到的,肯定会有许多陷阱令你印象深刻!我想我可以向你保证,这样的陷阱你还没有见过。很绚的魔法陷阱?很可怕的触发效果?都不是,是个可怕的机械装置,来自于侏儒的创造力。一队冒险者现在进入了一间宽敞的房间,地面铺的是方形的地砖。一个穿着古怪的侏儒站在房间中间,不分青红皂白,指着强壮的战士就骂,用尽了污秽的词语……如果你能从中听出逻辑性或任何合理的成份,那么就只有语言了。之后战士也不管什么情节、什么对话、什么队友了,想冲上去先给他点教训。侏儒行动丝毫不逊色于战士,转身跑向身后的工作台,拿起利刃就把自己的右手砍了下来,然后打开一个工作台上的盒子,把手放了进去,紧接着,就举着刀冲向战士……这个侏儒可不是传说中的什么武器大师或者魔武双修的强者。在成为战士的刀下鬼之后,玩家会注意到房间中某处发出很清晰的咔咔声,于是盗贼来检查整间屋子却什么也没有发现。噢!除了那只放在盒子中的手,它按压着一个装置。好了,空荡荡的房间,咽气的NPC和不知哪来的机械声……当第一个开门的人看见门外时,一切归于虚无了。为什么?因为一个陷阱,这个陷阱遍步了房间的每个角落,每走一步都如同在触发陷阱。可……我们的盗贼仔细搜索过啊!是的是的,但陷阱的表征是什么呢?是因为陷阱的区域和别的区域不太相同,但如果每块砖都是陷阱,你还能看出来么?整个房间其实也就是一个大机械的一部分,那手就是触发了机关,而那NPC则对玩家而言有着关键意义。好吧,这些都无所谓,事情的合理性也可以放置一旁,但如此的陷阱会让你的PC兴奋而死的!起码我现在都在YY那张机械图纸!闲话少叙,我想这样充分地利用逻辑性与合理性而设计出来的陷阱是值得我们从另一个角度去欣赏的,同样适用于很多方面啊。所以我想我们其实对现有的东西开发并不够,充分发挥我们的创造力吧!我想会比官方出的那些东西更有趣,你会有一本你自己写出来的《挑战之书》!
后记:我承认我并不喜欢power gamer,但同样我也很敬佩他们。既然DND有那么多工作人员在天天做平衡性测试,为什么就不能有10倍于他们的玩家研究规则呢?但是,重要的一个问题是:什么是主流,什么是趋势。有许多人在“推广”DND的时候,首先会告诉新手:这是一个幻想的游戏,这是一个自由的游戏……。但如果我们之间充斥的是规则讨论,而把角色扮演的部分扔给新人并告诉他们,请先去读XXX历史,去读XXX小说。我实在不觉得有多少人会被这些所吸引,这也正是我常常对WOTC有意见的原因。设计新的职业、技能、专长都没有错,错在他把这些放在一个不合适的世界中,打破了一个世界的平衡。当然,选择权在DM,但我想问,没有特定世界背景、地理环境的职业/技能/专长是为了什么?WOTC不是在骗钱是什么?而且,在出这些扩展规则书的时候就具备了一种导向的作用,玩家需要新奇的想法,但更需要的是一个更丰富的游戏平台。甚至在某种意义上而言,规则是必要的,但不是必须的。我期盼我们的TRPG世界是百花齐放的!