AbdulAlhazred's latest activity

So: As a GM, you're (generic you're) going to act certain ways. But also, you don't want to see those ways written down. This makes...

I'd find it interesting to examine some examples.

Well if a hypothetical you were interested in that type of stuff happening then you could create characters and setting that made it far...

Wanting sole authorship of the character you play's inner world, emotions and the like is fine preference to have. So is a shared...

I think we can all call upon stories where this has happened in real life without any magic involved, though. It's quite common for...

I'll outright say that there are mechanical elements of D&D that I think a large number of other games just handle better. I just don't...

The very first 2 pages of Dungeon World tell everyone exactly what the game is about. The first couple of sections make it pretty clear...

Yeah I never got that. It's just a way of structuring a sequence of events that form a coherent unit of play into one 'game'. The...

I don't know what you intend by "fail forward at a mechanical level". The mechanical level is rolling some dice and identifying a...

If the GM rolls a NPC's to hit die, and it succeeds, that dictates stuff about how my PC behaved: did I dodge? was I taken in by the...

Yeah, an SC is an encounter worth of play, complexity 5 might need 14 rolls to resolve. Even at 5 minutes each it's an hour of play. So...

Just from conversing with them over the years, I know @pemerton and @Manbearcat are often in agreement but also have different styles of...

I simply don't see that as a problem. I see that as good design. I find the game more interesting when my role is to depict the...

Oh yes we are! (Granting I'm not sure who you are referring to). Soft pedalling failure and coddling players is just crappy play! You...

I have no problem with @EzekielRaiden example either. Such examples could be great play or not based on other aspects, but in general I...