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Don't Fate Points in games like Fate work like that? How about Blades in the Darks dumb Falshback one? Were you can just alter things...

Metastraws!

Of course they do, that is how it works. If your a GM that loves metacurrancy then you love having a blank "sandbox" game where you...

It is very much a solvable problem. After all, I solved it! If your honest and aware, you can screen players. You need to know...

I greatly dislike metacurrency. As the DM is running and making the whole game play plot story and everything, it is so odd to say...

For a lot of classic games, one level each six months of three times a week game play is just about right. This is a lot of slow...

The number one thing is fairly simple apathy: people don't care. They are not willing to make the time, as they just don't care. "eh...

Gromm BigBottle "Yea, I don't need much. I like a good soft cooked meal, but I'm fine living off the land. And I got my axe....don't...

If they work for you, that is great. They don't work for everyone. I agree, just from the other side. The vast majority of players...

Games like D&D don't have any rules like that, but it is common advice. It is always best NPCs be characters, not just stat blocks. At...

The early low level 2E adventures were made to be simple and easy. Part of that was very little loot. New adventurers were meant to be...

Assuming you don't have a hostile game with hostile players hiding things..... Most intelligent DMs will just about always know if a PC...

Rübendorf is a busy town, where someone is generally always working. Most accept a little help and are glad the chat a bit. The talk...

Having the characters be immortal demigods can fill the DM with apathy. Why even have game play if it will always be "well, your...

It is very common in Old School style Games and Deep Immersion games and Real Role Play (the acting kind) type games. Or more so games...