Baldur Gate 3 is must be what players experience in their heads when they do DnD.

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• caseyweederman@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Nah. It’s really about hanging out with friends.

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  • Mowcherie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s really social and positive.

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    • Cruxifux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s true though.

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• Mowcherie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  DnD is kind of a cross between improv, telling stories, and a choose-your-own-adventure, from what I gather from my spouse who runs games for a living. Playing Baldurd Gate 3 was really eye opening and I think the game helps one understand the appeal of tabletop RPGs a bit better.

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s interesting to hear from someone who has trouble seeing the appeal. I think of storytelling, whether fictional or otherwise, as a core aspect of the human experience.

    I think everyone should learn to tell a story that hangs together and has some elements of structure and style. We can’t all be raconteurs for hire, but getting to participate in a story is important. It gives us a chance to live a purer existence for a while.

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    • canthidium@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The thing that’s always kept me from trying it is thinking on the spot. I have really bad social anxiety and I have bad validation issues and I always need to impress, so I get freaked out about having to improv. Collaboration is hard for me too. I’m much better when I have all the control and can make all the decisions myself and not have to worry about screwing up or disappointing. I loved BG3 though and it’s piqued my interest in DnD again.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s similar to people who got into the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter after watching the movies. The movies aren’t exactly like the books, and generally speaking, “the book was better”, but the movies are easier for a newbie to digest and if they enjoy it, they’ll feel more comfortable committing time and effort into digging into the “deeper” version of it.

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    • Mowcherie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Ok, that makes alot of sense. I’m like the person who watched the movie and think I know what the book it like (but really the book is much better).

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• ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not really imo. It’s quite a different experience.

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I am seeing a lot of comments disagreeing with this and I’ve just gotta know: Y’all actually play PnP D&D? Because BG3 very much captures a lot of what goes on at my group’s table very well. Same with the recent movie that came out.

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  • Mowcherie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I think there are inside jokes that only the tabletop DnD people catch too.

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• Mozingo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I mean yea, that’s kinda the whole point. It’s literally set in the D&D universe.

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• nandeEbisu@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There’s a sense of completion that isn’t there in a tabletop. When I play BG3 I’m constantly thinking about alternate paths and what-ifs.

  When I’m playing in person its more thinking about your character and the story you’re playing in person.

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