tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post8649278261373335620..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: He Achieved Most of What He Wanted Through Charm - the Karajan EffectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-72392333461348732142020-03-26T16:22:29.245+08:002020-03-26T16:22:29.245+08:00Certain groups of players will also present differ...Certain groups of players will also present differently in play, too. I've DM'd for years and have been a teacher and now teach in a university setting and the axiom that different things work for different classes is true in D&D. Part of that confidence comes from finding your own style, but also leaning into those aspects of the game that a group particularly digs. <br /> Rocinantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775746608769762225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-82384722955219470162020-03-26T15:13:07.349+08:002020-03-26T15:13:07.349+08:00I'm not massively interested in RE Howard.
I...I'm not massively interested in RE Howard. <br /><br />I had no idea who Jonathan Bowden was, but having now googled him it's clear to me this is yet another attempt at trolling, so you're back under the "no comments from Kent to be published" policy again.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-49729403829115496052020-03-25T09:42:20.259+08:002020-03-25T09:42:20.259+08:00Furtwangler is king Kong conductor for me, Karajan...Furtwangler is king Kong conductor for me, Karajan recorded far too widely but carefully selecting from his works will produce excellent stuff like the 1969 Karajan in Moscow (Melodiya), and his Falstaff and Pelleas & Mellisande (EMI). "Charm" I associate with Pierre Monteux. Closing your eyes to your musicians is disdainful.<br /><br />Karajan had power, and within labels (DG) shut down exposure from a more talented conductor Kubelik. For example the 1980 Kubelik/Karakan Wagner Parsifals. Time sides with Kubelik but it was buried by Karajan. Karajan's Parsifal is very good, not the point. Karajan was a narcissist. <br /><br />Anyway, I would be interested in your reaction to this excellent talk on Howard etc.., but only if you can manage in your comment not to virtue signal.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRmfoyF01KgKenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-24716567298959076022020-03-25T02:49:42.253+08:002020-03-25T02:49:42.253+08:00Speaking comes with confidence in what your doing....Speaking comes with confidence in what your doing. Most DMs start with a close knit group of friends long before they'll ever run a game for strangers. So yes, practice makes perfect.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-57870666450111757222020-03-24T19:38:15.125+08:002020-03-24T19:38:15.125+08:00I was in orchestral bands for a handful of years, ...I was in orchestral bands for a handful of years, and it never bothered me when the conductor kept their eyes closed. What a curious thing to get hung up on.<br /><br />More to the actual content of the post, I think part of the problem with DM instructionals (or studying DMing by example, by the same token) is the inevitable divide between what you say you were thinking in the moment of doing it (or what an observer guesses your thoughts were) and the actual thought process going on. Adding to the problem is what Bosh mentioned in that previous comments: certain elements become so intuitive over time that it's easy to overlook mentioning them when trying to explicate what you're doing for a less experienced/skilled DM. As with so many things, any DMing advice needs to be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism and tested in the crucible of actual use, and you have to be willing to just say "that doesn't work for me" sometimes instead of insisting on forcing square pegs into round holes.Ash Adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930777908505063233noreply@blogger.com