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@clearstream No problem. I appreciated the discussion so far, by the way.

In a recent B/X mid-level, mini-campaign of mine, players, for whatever reasons, excuses, real time constraints, different in-game priorities etc, simply refused to prepare their spells in advance, and, of course, demanded to cast spells when needed. (Me: I got you covered: roll to cast, just...

@Imaro We should ask @FormerlyHemlock , since I was quoting them. My point being that inevitably strings of any kind are constantly being pulled, even if actual meta-rules are not employed, and "drama", or "story", are not the explicit purpose of play.

Hi. Nice post, I'm ruminating on it. I share your feelings and satisfaction when "it" happens at my table as well. I doubt that no strings were pulled, however delicate the pinch might have been. I get the sim approach, the rejection of narrative rules, metacurrencies and the like, but content...

Actual motto is Play WorldS, Not Rules ;)

@Snarf Zagyg thanks for your reply. Yes, I agree my post is a bit of a hyperbole in response to the issue about the amount of rules. Between Chainmail, 0D&D -...- 5e, PbtA, FitD, percentiles, dice pools, etc., there is a plethora of resolution systems, oracles, randomizers, a referee can...

So, here is a 2021 post from a blog I haven't seen mentioned in the opening post list by @Snarf Zagyg Aboleth Overlords FKR: It’s not the amount of rules A bit of a preamble for anyone not familiar with the acronym – there’s a movement or set of movements known as the FKR, standing for Free...

Well, maybe. I'm not gonna argue about that. As you say, an FKR gameplay falls into the rules-light to no-rules spectrum, at the table. Prep-wise, it depends...

The referee is the arbiter of the game. Nothing prevents them to interiorize the whole PHB, DMG, MM to adjudicate an FKR D&D game. Then at the table those books become invisible.

Hi, folks. One feature of FKR is that, ideally, Rules are managed by the Gm; rules heavy, light or none, doesn't matter as long as those are kept behind the Gm-screen. Nothing prevents the Gm to use any ruleset they want, but players will only engage with the words, the descriptions and...

Wow. Excellent, thanks @AbdulAlhazred

A summary of 4e's procedures on player-authored quests, would be really appreciated, at this point. I get it is a sort of stipulation, Player declares a goal, Gm sets a reward (or XP?) based on difficulty, but then, how actual play unfolds? The Gm sets up an adventure about it? An encounter, or...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holydays!

@EzekielRaiden Re Force. Players make DW characters, very weird fantasy characters, like the paladin is an empty armor imbued by the spirit of a divinity; ranger has a debt/affair with faerie queen etc. In session zero collaborative setting is done, bonds, alignments etc. Then Gm frames the...

Kill Puppies for Satan RPG by Vincent Baker... actually his first one!

@Nephis Thanks for writing such explanatory reports. Not only a pleasure to read, but also to affirm that such a Move to introduce the Forge was very grounded in setting, character and moreover not at all for free!

For me the artificiality is mostly apparent when the creativity, the involvement at the table is lacking. A generation of Gms unable/unwanting to follow players input, akin to spouting lore, wises checks, self authored quests, or mere suggestions. Dramatic needs are never a factor. Hordes of...

I agree it's a sport and doping is a thing ;)

I guess in a backstory-first game the Black Arrows be revealed if both rolls were successes, and before that, the Gm curated the backstory and somehow play arrived exactly where them to be found. Now my head aches...

This "bird" situation reminds of Vance's Cugel the clever: (from Wikipedia) Cugel is easily persuaded by the merchant Fianosther to attempt the burglary of the manse of Iucounu the Laughing Magician. Trapped and caught, he agrees that in exchange for his freedom he will undertake the recovery...