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Arilyn reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with
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Quite right! Broken clock etc. but this isn't one of those times. I remember the first or one of the first times I had a player... -
But when the challenge of the game isn't puzzles, traps, and survival sim problems, it is inappropriate to say that the game doesn't...
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Arilyn reacted to doctorbadwolf's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Man I will eventually lose interest in a game that doesn’t do this. And I mean that both as a player and a (much more often) GM. I...
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Arilyn reacted to Agamon's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
To start, you don't usually do this to this level. "You walk outside. What is this planet called and what is this biome like?" is a...
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Arilyn reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Out of the 20 players I play with, there are maybe 2 where I would have that as a real concern. And one of them didn’t have that issue...
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Arilyn reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
If you have players who do that, don’t play narrative games with them. Noticing that not all games work for all players is not a novel...
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Arilyn reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
Yeah, and there's at least two sides of "paint the scene" (link to the excellent blog about this technique), right? There's "here's a...
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Arilyn reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
No, the GM still maintains oversight and the book has some stuff about how to consider narrative arcs / plot weaves / situations / etc...
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Arilyn reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
For the players who enjoy it, I wouldn't describe it as work. It's more like a creative opportunity. Keep in mind that this is a fairly...
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Arilyn reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
I prefer it because it helps my immersion. Having to ask the DM for every little detail of what my character would be seeing right in...
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Arilyn reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
That's one insight I think is spot on. The fail state of a Daggerheart game is D&D 5E. Even if you ignore all the narrative-focused...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T.Yep. It's encouraged but not essential and I think does a great job of introducing the style. Players can ease into it, jump in with...
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Arilyn reacted to darjr's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
The thing though is Daggerheart does just fine if you dint do it.
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Arilyn reacted to John Lloyd1's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
There is a neurodiversity aspect about this. Some people find it really difficult to improvise. I try to read the person and treat the...
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Arilyn reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread Daggerheart "Description on Demand" a GM DON'T with Like.
It’s just another style of play. 🤷♂️ Calling it a “GM Don’t” sounds extreme.