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This kind of framing of the discussion is what I really, truly don't get. Why would I have any interest in making my game more...

I’m reminded now that of that group of 4 players who’d never played D&D but were huge CR fans & loved BG3, two things from 4e really...

Sure, there’s some players who don’t really want to play a RPG either - they just want to tell stories and throw a d20 as a dice of fate...

That's fair. But in my experience all RPGs involve lots of tedious planning, which is why I love flashbacks. You could also go the...

My understanding is that you get the spotlight and get a point of fear as the GM if a players rolls with Fear on an action roll. You...

So, I know this is from a way back, but the thread popped back up, and I saw a quote and thought about it... My wife is a veterinarian...

I don't think there's much useful to be said about PbtA games as a whole. But I don't think this is very accurate about Apocalypse...

I think you're not quite understanding what I'm talking about. Most rolls in most games can, and probably with at least some of its...

I think this is a very good point and it gets at an issue I had with a D&D adjacent game, PF2. In PF2, you can make a Medicine roll...

I agree with you 100%, and I think the Critical Role players will do a very good job of it. I've found that the RPG hobby has a lot of...

It's a lot more like American Football and rugby. Maybe even American Football and soccer.

Oh, I'm aware. I just think some people, particularly in the PbtA adjacent sphere, don't understand how much the baked in "complication...

Within the context of this thread people were making points about roleplaying games in general (that is what brought me to this thread...

One of the better ideas from the subreddit has been the idea of 'spotlight buddies' so that when the players keep the spotlight there's...

I finally was able to schedule my first in person DH game with my longtime local D&D group. I think I am going to do some light Campaign...