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If the player is actually scared, then they're not acting! Speaking just for myself, part of what is involved in roleplaying as I see...

You both are right, for your preferred style, horror is hard. It's not about making characters scared, anxious, uncomfortable. It's...

Especially when you cannot rest here.

It's hard to do that when I'm waylaid and forced to defend myself!

Whatever you do, don't forget to gather your party before venturing forth.

Telling a story is different than running a game. For most of us, anyway. Aren’t you the one to point out that horror is a difficult...

I have played with amazing DMs, some of whom are professional actors, directors, and script writers. None of them have ever been able...

Games and stories are different things, and storytelling is not necessarily the primary goal of RPGs. It may be for you, but you can't...

Maybe so and maybe people are just digging in on their preferences, but I do find it incredulous that someone would have expectations of...

Yeah… that is an insanely high bar to set. Okay GM… accomplish what professional writers accomplish! Oh, and do it for multiple...

I'd like to point you to 13th Age. It came out before 5e and was the most anticipated RPG of the year, being a D20 created by lead...

5.x having PHB spells in monster statblocks is a big part of why I am in fact running a different game: 13th Age 2e. Having to...

I don't think that was an issue. The trick to GMing here was - you don't need to know 100 different maneuvers. You only need to know the...

I think I agree. Or at least, I think the "being scared" has to be generated by some sort of internal effort, a willing oneself into a...

I disagree quite a bit. Not that horror can be difficult… it can be. But rules can help. Right, but as you’ve both pointed out… that’s...