Comments on: Player Motivation and Types Revisited, Again http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Gnome Stewart Will Strangle You in Your Sleep with GMing Links - Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-12106 Gnome Stewart Will Strangle You in Your Sleep with GMing Links - Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:33:32 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-12106 [...] DM: Teaching Role Playing Games to New Players is about that very thing, and it’s solid. Player Motivation and Types Revisited, Again revises the now-classic list of player archetypes from Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering, [...] [...] DM: Teaching Role Playing Games to New Players is about that very thing, and it’s solid. Player Motivation and Types Revisited, Again revises the now-classic list of player archetypes from Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering, [...]

]]> By: Ostar http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11933 Ostar Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:35:42 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11933 Points for finding a way to use a picture of Doris Day! Otherwise, nothing to add to this excellent article. Points for finding a way to use a picture of Doris Day!
Otherwise, nothing to add to this excellent article.

]]> By: Graham http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11921 Graham Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:16:52 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11921 Nah, that's more method actor. Nah, that’s more method actor.

]]> By: Flying Dutchman http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11904 Flying Dutchman Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:17:33 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11904 You are very correct. I misread the "unfold" part of that description, and assumed the storyteller persona was the type of player who makes up endless background stories in prose or poetry for his character. You are very correct. I misread the “unfold” part of that description, and assumed the storyteller persona was the type of player who makes up endless background stories in prose or poetry for his character.

]]> By: Graham http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11900 Graham Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:50:58 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11900 That would be a combination of Storyteller and Butt Kicker. The Butt Kicker is still there for the triumph over a challenge, but the excited over description stuff is Storyteller. That would be a combination of Storyteller and Butt Kicker. The Butt Kicker is still there for the triumph over a challenge, but the excited over description stuff is Storyteller.

]]> By: Flying Dutchman http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11897 Flying Dutchman Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:19:52 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11897 True, especially for the combat- and puzzle-aspect, but how would you explain the horror gaming? There are people playing games to get scared out of their minds. Every now and then, when I've managed to produce something really scary in a campaign; this guy goes bananas, he absolutely loves it! And I'm not necessarily talking about fighting or presenting a challenge, just descriptions, vivid story-telling, he loves it! Kind of like how you used to tell your friends scary stories at night when sleeping over (without the horrid sudden-flashlight-from-below effect though). True, especially for the combat- and puzzle-aspect, but how would you explain the horror gaming? There are people playing games to get scared out of their minds. Every now and then, when I’ve managed to produce something really scary in a campaign; this guy goes bananas, he absolutely loves it! And I’m not necessarily talking about fighting or presenting a challenge, just descriptions, vivid story-telling, he loves it! Kind of like how you used to tell your friends scary stories at night when sleeping over (without the horrid sudden-flashlight-from-below effect though).

]]> By: Graham http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11896 Graham Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:51:36 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11896 @Flying Dutchman - No need. That seems to fall under a combination of Butt Kicker and Outlier. The desire to experience and overcome new challenges (not just combat) is Butt Kicker, and trying crazy, wacky ideas that often result in death is pure Outlier to me. Not everybody will fall under a single player type, after all. @Flying Dutchman -

No need. That seems to fall under a combination of Butt Kicker and Outlier. The desire to experience and overcome new challenges (not just combat) is Butt Kicker, and trying crazy, wacky ideas that often result in death is pure Outlier to me.

Not everybody will fall under a single player type, after all.

]]> By: Flying Dutchman http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11895 Flying Dutchman Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:29:04 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11895 I was thinking about one guy who plays with us. This guy enjoys the thrill of a good fight, or when I (as GM) set a timer for them to come up with an idea or a solution in a limited amount of time. He usually just panics and blurts out insane ideas that never work or get him killed, but he enjoys it nonetheless. He can get really pissed off and hold grudges against enemies they’ve made in-game, remembers names, and actively seeks friendships with NPC’s. Maybe an idea for a new player type (or an explansion of the butt-kicker), because this guy also plays for the excitement. And not just combat like the butt-kicker, but also when I try to make things scary, or set a time limit; his eyes flare up like he’s some psyched dog about to go chase a Frisbee. I was thinking about one guy who plays with us. This guy enjoys the thrill of a good fight, or when I (as GM) set a timer for them to come up with an idea or a solution in a limited amount of time. He usually just panics and blurts out insane ideas that never work or get him killed, but he enjoys it nonetheless. He can get really pissed off and hold grudges against enemies they’ve made in-game, remembers names, and actively seeks friendships with NPC’s.
Maybe an idea for a new player type (or an explansion of the butt-kicker), because this guy also plays for the excitement. And not just combat like the butt-kicker, but also when I try to make things scary, or set a time limit; his eyes flare up like he’s some psyched dog about to go chase a Frisbee.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11894 ChattyDM Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:30:46 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11894 Reinstated Lurking and added Cheetoism, Escapism and Competition to player motivations. Reinstated Lurking and added Cheetoism, Escapism and Competition to player motivations.

]]> By: Noumenon http://chattydm.net/2008/07/04/player-motivation-and-types-revisited-again/#comment-11893 Noumenon Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:09:39 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=672#comment-11893 I was comparing to the "player motivations" section from before (I was gonna save your list in my big D&D text file and found that I already had the list in there from before). I never saved the "player types" list. I was comparing to the “player motivations” section from before (I was gonna save your list in my big D&D text file and found that I already had the list in there from before). I never saved the “player types” list.

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