It appears that I ruffled some feathers with yesterday’s The Rule of Cool – Only for Idiots. So let me expand on why I think the ‘Rule of Cool’ is bad advice for GMs.
Note: None of which follows is an attack on Chatty DM, he has merely written something I disagree with.
Defining the Context
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Of Coolness and Idiocy
The Rule of Cool – Only for Idiots
The ‘Rule of Cool’ brings everything that is wrong with Hollywood and consumerism to the gaming table.
WTF!
The ‘Rule of Cool’ is best explained by Chatty DM here (and the follow-up here) but in short it is the same motivations that produce films like ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ and other CGi driven tripe – Make [...]
