paizo.com Recent Posts by Stil Lokaypaizo.com Recent Posts by Stil Lokay2022-08-25T23:01:19Z2022-08-25T23:01:19ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: The Role of Maps in PathfinderGM Stil Lokay (alias of Stil Lokay)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u1f7?The-Role-of-Maps-in-Pathfinder#142016-11-28T15:22:45Z2016-11-28T15:22:45Z<p>Some people have asked some questions which I’m going to attempt to answer here. But first, some of you may have forgotten to include permission for me to use your answers in my paper. You may have purposefully chosen to not include this, which is perfectly fine. But if your intent was to give responses that I could use in my paper, I’d ask that you review your post to double check that you gave your permission.</p>
<p>1. What maps am I talking about? Battle maps. My apologies, this was due to a lack of attention to detail.</p>
<p>2. My choice of Pathfinder and PF only? This paper has a page restriction: 5-7 pages. If I had no page limit or more pages, I would indeed cast my questions wider to include as many RPG systems as possible.</p>
<p>3. There seems to be some misunderstandings around the background questions. This was because I was not clear on these questions. The background questions are simply to gain some insight about the player’s history with PF (and other RPGs if they so chose to write) so that I understand where a player is coming from when he/she answers the topic questions. The answers to these questions will have very, very little impact in my paper. (I do agree, that I should have written ‘role-playing games’ in the first question instead of PF.) The background questions are ultimately a respondents choice of what they wish to share.</p>
<p>4. The difference between the first question of the paper’s topic (Do you think maps affect how players play? How Game Masters play?) and the second (Do you think maps affect the game?) is in the wording. The first asks how it affects the playing style of the players/GM, the second asks about the overall affect. Some might have the same answer for both which is okay. I wrote the first question to help break down the question of ‘does it affect the game and how.’</p>
<p>5. I understand that I’m more likely to get responses stating that maps positively affect the game (I’m open to getting responses about how maps negatively affect the game). Since, this paper is not a survey I’m not required to include everyone's responses. Thank you, though, for your point about sample bias.</p>
<p>6. Last quick note: This paper is not trying to answer the question ‘are RPGs better with or without maps.’ It’s looking at how maps affect PF gaming. </p>
<p>If you want to revise your answers based on these clarifying points, feel free to do so. I will note that after December 9th I will not be checking this discussion for updates.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who has responded to my questions thus far. And thank you to those you gave feedback about the questions and the choices I made concerning the questions. </p>
<p>If you have any more questions feel free to ask!</p>Some people have asked some questions which I’m going to attempt to answer here. But first, some of you may have forgotten to include permission for me to use your answers in my paper. You may have purposefully chosen to not include this, which is perfectly fine. But if your intent was to give responses that I could use in my paper, I’d ask that you review your post to double check that you gave your permission.
1. What maps am I talking about? Battle maps. My apologies, this was due to a...GM Stil Lokay (alias of Stil Lokay)2016-11-28T15:22:45ZForums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: The Role of Maps in PathfinderGM Stil Lokay (alias of Stil Lokay)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u1f7?The-Role-of-Maps-in-Pathfinder#12016-11-26T19:42:56Z2016-11-26T19:42:56Z<p>I am writing a paper on the role of maps within role-playing games, specifically Pathfinder. For this I am gathering the thoughts and opinions of other Pathfinder gamers and I decided to ask for responses on here, to a wider community. </p>
<p>•••If you are okay with me using your answers in my paper PLEASE state it. Unless requested otherwise, I will use your avatar name.•••</p>
<p>The following questions are to understand player's background with Pathfinder:
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1) How long have you been playing Pathfinder?
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2) Have you ever been the Game Master/Dungeon Master? Have you ever been a player?
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a)How long have you/did you play each role?
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i) If you've played both: which did you like better?
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3) Have you ever played Pathfinder Society? Homebrew?
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a) Which did you like better?
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4) Have you ever played a game with maps? Without maps?
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a)Did playing with a map make a difference to how you liked the game?</p>
<p>The following questions are concerning the paper's topic:
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1) Do you think maps effect how player's play? How Game Master's play?
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a) If yes: how do you think they effect the player's/Game Master's play?
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b) If no: why do you think they don't effect the player's/Game Master's play?
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2) Do you think maps effect the game?
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a) If yes: how do you think they affect the game?
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b) If no: why do you think maps don't affect the game?</p>
<p>•••Please note that I am only taking responses given before December 5, 2016.•••</p>I am writing a paper on the role of maps within role-playing games, specifically Pathfinder. For this I am gathering the thoughts and opinions of other Pathfinder gamers and I decided to ask for responses on here, to a wider community.
***If you are okay with me using your answers in my paper PLEASE state it. Unless requested otherwise, I will use your avatar name.***
The following questions are to understand player's background with Pathfinder:
1) How long have you been playing Pathfinder?...GM Stil Lokay (alias of Stil Lokay)2016-11-26T19:42:56Z