Robin's Laws

[ralphmelton]

I bought Robin's Laws last night and read it.

I'm really impressed. This may well kick my GMing up a level all by itself.

It actually reminds me a lot of the way the Design Patterns book improved my C++ design skills. Just reading it once added noticeably to my skills, and practicing the skills that it showed and rereading the rules gave me a lot of momentum for improvement.

I'm currently actively trying to understand the players I know in terms of Robin's character types. It's not completely obvious, but prvides useful guidance.

One down side: it is a lot of money per page ($10 for a 32-page book.) But I have no regrets about buying it.

Comments

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

I think something you quoted to me from the book is very true -- to paraphrase, "You're probably already better than you think."

Sweetie, I know I'm biased, but I think this is very true of you and your GM-ing. :)

[sethcohen.livejournal.com]

I have just ordered this based on your recommendation. Of course, if your suggestion was incorrect, that means I may feel a need to unleash a slavering horde of munchkins upon Your Fair City.

[nonsequitur] Outisde my window, there is a squirrel hanging upside down from our tree so that he can gorge from the bird feeder. One of the cats is complaining. Perhaps I shall let the cat out? 8^) [/nonsequitur]

[cellio]

Yeah. I'm really enjoying playing in your game, and I enjoy the extra little bits that add to the story (like Brion's first letter, which completely surprised me but made perfect sense in context). It got me (the player) to think more about Larissa's world and the people she knows in it.