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Not to get into any kind of contest about it, but look at it from the other perspective. I can plainly see that the approach you are...

But, you don't need an all-powerful referee to come up with "what happens when I cast Icy Ray on the stairs and use my shield as a...

Right, but I think the answer here is basically to point out that all these responses and such are the GM doing dynamic world building...

I'll continue to use the definition I think is most accurate, thanks. People can adapt or they're going to get railroaded.

There may be a difference, yes. But depending on the specific circumstances, there are also similarities. If I'm looking to get to a...

Sorcerer does not even assume the characters know each other at the start of play! So fundamental to understanding a lot of these games...

Particularly important to how I normally play is that when "Prove it" occurs, and they don't, that's not a fail state. That's just an...

I think adjacent in terms of technique, but likely not in terms of creative goals. Ambition and greed can be fine passions after all...

So, most Narrativist designs, are more concerned with characters as individuals. The concept of all the players part of a group is not...

So, here's the formulation: There is nothing here about plot points, character arcs, dramatic momentum, interpersonal drama or the...

That's what I meant about "people's taste in it." I ran and played in games utilizing RuneQuest and the Hero System as fantasy systems...

I chafe a bit at this because: I can extrapolate based on logic, causality and consistency but BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF PERSON I AM, I'm...

Techniques vary somewhat, but let's say we were discussing Dungeon World. Suppose a character is lost and wants to find his friend whom...

How does one derive this crucible or create a world/setting as needed to present a premise to test? Is it via collaboration or is the GM...

World of Darkness games?