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Role Playing Success Comes with a Hook

Written By James

Posted on January 18, 2010 


FishhookOkay, picture the scene. It’s the weekend, you’re a hot guy. You walk into a bar and spot the woman of your dreams, so you make eye contact, she smiles back.

She’s interested!

You buy her a drink and sit down beside her. Then what? You smile at her, then smile at her some more and wait for her to tell you what a great smile you have and launch into scintillating conversation, regaling you with an animated account of her life story?

Sadly, no. In all probability she’d most likely drink up and then disappear into the night musing over how such a hot guy could be so dull and boring.

Now, picture this scene in a fantasy RPG:

You’re a hot guy. You meet a beautiful siren in the forests outside of town. A group of orcs is attacking her, so you swoop in, decapitate them, and save the day. She immediately falls in love with her knight in shining armor and rides off with you on your white …

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