gmsamuel
Squire
Got on after over six months away, feels like Dja vu.
Posts: 44
Favorite D&D Class: Held at the RPG academy
Favorite D&D Race: The Marathon
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Post by gmsamuel on Mar 19, 2016 4:41:47 GMT
I saw this you tube video a while back about a process called divergent thinking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iDEiBTSAZMI realized that when I come up with my best ideas for D&D it is because I start with a fragment of a simple concept, such as,"what if a culture valued beauty in art more then the beauty of people?", and then apply divergent thinking to it. I encourage everyone who sees this post to watch the video. The concepts described are great for strengthening your mind. Your players might even stop asking "do you even divergently think bro?"
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Post by blakeryan on Mar 21, 2016 9:38:02 GMT
It's an interesting clip, I'd like to find out more about this topic.
I think most paper and dice gamers are pretty good at lateral thinking, its one of the attractions, you are less limited to a narrow plot or environment like most other game/story formats.
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Post by lasersniper on Mar 30, 2016 18:12:46 GMT
"Can the paperclip be 200 ft tall and be made of foam?" Oh I know these type of thinkers, I call them ****s. No a mountain cannot fit into a breadbox if it is a small mountain Uncle Tim! No mother, if I ask you a would you rather question you can't say neither. KEEP WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE QUESTION .......I am bitter.......
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Post by dmsam on Apr 1, 2016 15:13:18 GMT
A real genius isn't just divergent in her though process. She is also grounded in the rules of reality.
The smartest seven year old I know was asked, "what is similar between a yard and a pound?"
The girl thought for a moment, and replied, "I know, you can put a dog in both of them!"
That, is someone with an IQ of over 200.
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