Recent content by BruceWright

Now that I’ve played it, i’ve come to the conclusion that lack of initiative in combat is like taking the training wheels off the bike. it’s scary at first. But once you take them off you find you don’t need them!

And here I am, like a fool, teaching the same thing for free at my local public library!! 😅 Honestly i can say this product isn’t for me, but i don’t begrudge the people who might want to enjoy something like this, nor the people who would spend their time preparing, traveling to, and teaching...

Then, I'd encourage a more generous reading of the core book. There are entire sections of it devoted to things other than mechanics. It's all intended for gameplay. How could it not be so?

Right but my perception is that you may be insisting that mechanics are the only determinative factor in how others play the game, and I'm pushing against that idea.

As a GM, I am more interested in if the system supports MY intended play loop. I care not how other tables play, and if the system is properly corralling them and keeping them to something intended by the designers. What I highlighted are structural and content supports for the game I like to...

I guess I differ with you on the idea that if something isn't specifically mechanically rewarded it's irrelevant to the type of game that gets played at the table. To me, TTRPGs are vibe engines. It's not chess where the rule mechanics are the sole dictators of the play state. It'll never...

There’s a lot of advice within the rulebook of different ways to pursue interconnected character arcs. The character creation and session zero instructions direct some of this, and large parts of the book instruct GMs on how to use this to construct A, B, and C-plot lines that interweave...

Indeed, Elvish Lore. I find the people I'm introducing to Daggerheart have a curiosity for why and how it might be different from games they've played before. And maybe it's a mindset thing, but in a tactical game it pays to be risk-avoidant. But in a storytelling game, it pays to be messy--...

It's good to hear that perspective and helpful for me to be aware of as I introduce new players to the system. I think mathematically the game isn't skewed against players who will be generating Hope 54% of the time (not even counting features that let you re-roll). But it's important to...

Adding to that, If they succeed or fail with hope, I also narrate or let the player narrate what that outcome looks like. So it's not just a Fear roll that changes that imposes a secondary flavor to an outcome. Succeeding with Hope is not just success plus a token. Its Success PLUS a...

Of course the consequence can JUST be the GM gains a Fear if the GM deems it that story wise an additional outcome isn't necessary for narrative. This is illustrated in the Full Example of Play part of the rulebook. I think you're counting the bummer things for the player, but not counting...

This is very interesting. I agree it's a true bit of human psychology. But I really wish that people would stop ascribing "magic" or "memory" or "will" to a set of plastic dice.

Yeah, they're not going to print any more copies of the kit with outdated rules, I think we can be certain of that.

i feel like we’re doing the idea of prep a disservice by arguing extremes. “Zero prep” vs “multiple hours writing up encounters”. Maybe something in the middle works. I’m more like, your game will probably benefit from some preparation. There are ways to prep more time efficiently. Absolute...

Sly Flourish has “Lazy GM Prep”, which uses steps to keep prep time efficient. It’s not really a goal of mine to eliminate prep or even reduce it too much. But i find the steps helpful nonetheless. I have definitely PLAYED games where the DM seemed unprepared. Maybe’s they thought they...