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DS9 is just a gem for world building with the various races - specifically the Ferengi, Changelings, Klingon, Trill, Cardassian...

I was hesitant to watch “The House of Quark” because I’m not a big ferengi fan, but now I am glad I did. That was a fantastic episode...

Although our table does have milestone levelling when certain story or party goals are achieved (player-facing) we also have...

Come on now. You know you can't legitimately claim anything about "most players" any more than @Lanefan can.

It was some other posters who introduced the notion that encounter implies combat. And therefore suggested that "bypassing an encounter"...

Everything the GM creates in an attempt to capture the players' interest is a hook. Rumour of treasure in the mountains. Strange...

The problem is, I don't believe all groups are good at actually communicating what they want as long as the GM is treated as the main...

What milestone levelling really devalues is individual character bravery and risk-taking. It doesn't matter what you do or how many...

Might be a dumb question, but isn't that exactly the same principle as dropping adventure hooks in a sandbox game, only on a smaller scale?

Is anyone insisting this is in-fiction talk?

I think that was John Harper, not Baker. But anyway, I agree. Play doesn't need to be steered. But it helps if there are clear...

I provide 2 ways to level up - Engage with your Traits, Bonds, Ideals, Flaws to gain 1 XP (there are limitations, you cannot button...

Sorry missed this. Interesting. It is true Trad GMs have a variety of styles. It then comes down to knowing your table, knowing your GM...

When a GM uses the words bypassed/avoided the encounter, GENERALLY, the actions of the PCs saw to it that the combat never happened...

You're playing semantical games here. Players choose to sneak in to avoid encountering guards, people they know, etc. Or in other...