buzz Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Well, the jury room at least. I've been on federal jury duty the last four days and had been bringing my copy of 5ER to read on the train and during downtime. The following ensued. Juror: "Wow. That's a really big book. What is it?" Me: "It's a rulebook for a game." Other Juror: "What kind of game?" Me: "A roleplaying game, like Dungeons & Dragons." Juror: "Like, on the computer?" Me: "No, you play it in person, with a board and little figures." Other Juror: "That WHOLE BOOK is rules?" Me: "Yeah. No surprise it was written by a lawyer, right? Hehe." :crickets: Further comments ensued a la, "Are you going to have that all memorized when you're done with it?" I figured Steve might get a kick out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuSoardGraphite Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Thats a pretty amusing story. The amazing thing (or is it sad?....I think a bit of both) is that a lot of us around here have most, if not all of the rules pretty much memorized. We simply check the book from time to time to confirm what we pretty much already know.... How come I couldn't do that in school? I woulda had a scholarship to Yale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Want improves memory retention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! For all the quibbles, Hero is basically a logical and consistent structure, whereas 'the law' is a writhing mass of constantly changing and often poorly thought out and contradictory ideas for dealing with badly misunderstood social problems, the causes of which are often obscure, and spiced with input from self interested legislators trying to make a big point and score some political mileage. Yeah. Well. Anyway, I love Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! How come I couldn't do that in school? I woulda had a scholarship to Yale! That came up, too. It's also a comment I've heard a few times before w/r/t the labor-intensity of many mainstream RPGs, i.e., "You worked harder twinking out that elf ranger than you did on your senior thesis." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Because the part of our brain that tells us we're having fun is ALSO the part of our brain that enables us to learn. In other words, you learn far more by having fun than you do by "trying" to learn. That's why English concepts and priciples were always automatic, because I love writing, and Science took forever. Primarily because I don't care about science outside of application to game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Because the part of our brain that tells us we're having fun is ALSO the part of our brain that enables us to learn. In other words' date=' you learn far more by having fun than you do by "trying" to learn. That's why English concepts and priciples were always automatic, because I love writing, and Science took forever. Primarily because I don't care about science outside of application to game.[/quote'] That is why I've always advocated being instructed by naked atractive sex objects....it improves retention! (and nobody skips class....like I constantly did...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! I should note, though, that my ability to absorb science and current technology has soared since taking on the sci-fi game. It's really been fantastic; I have almost a year's worth of Intro to Physics theory under my belt already, as well as a semester of Practical Current & Future Applications. I've studied Rail Guns, Orbital Elevators, Magnetics, LASER technology - oh, it's been great. Absolutely great. My love for learning is directly connected by my passion for the subject material. Don't care? Won't learn, won't do, won't bother. Care? Well. People are surprised what I can accomplish when I expend a little effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrm Ouroboros Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! So who made their PS: Lawyer skill roll by more in the Skill vs. Skill contest? One presumes such wonderful complimentary skill rolls as Persuasion and Oratory having been used ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Yeah, I've had a few non-gamers run across my HERO book and ask what it is, and they are similarly floored at the thought of that being a book of rules to a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! Yeah' date=' I've had a few non-gamers run across my HERO book and ask what it is, and they are similarly floored at the thought of that being a book of rules to a game.[/quote'] Sure enough. Mind you, I've had non-gamers express disbelief that a copy of TWERPS could be a book of rules, so people's tolerance for mechanics can be pretty low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! LOL, nice story. When I had jury duty several years ago, I spent most of my time reviewing the manuscript for HSB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! So who made their PS: Lawyer skill roll by more in the Skill vs. Skill contest? One presumes such wonderful complimentary skill rolls as Persuasion and Oratory having been used ... The prosecution, though the defense had major penalties due to a) a lack of of a credible defense, and 2) the primary attorney's "Distinctive Features: Used car salesman from Durham" disad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrm Ouroboros Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Re: HERO in the courtroom! ...the primary attorney's "Distinctive Features: Used car salesman from Durham" disad. Man, that just goes to show you how DFs can turn into temporary Social Disads which cost you points on important rolls. A good GM needs to keep track of his players' disads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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