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To me I want the secondary reality to make sense. For example, I really enjoy Modiphius' Star Trek Adventures. STA doesn't simulate...

Whereas I want my fiction to resemble reality unless there's an in-setting reason it doesn't.

It depends on the game and the players. My personal preference is definitely for a more grounded game, where the PCs may be "special" by...

I think you may miss an important point of your own question. Chesterson was talking about psychological novels - which, in his...

I don't know that's how I'd think about it. I do like deeds and want a game that has plenty of options for that, but what I don't like...

In D&D 5th edition, even starting characters do not represent the statistical norm. Your 1st level halfling Fighter is better trained...

[snip] I think this illustrates that this is a spectrum. McClaine feels pretty heroic to me despite his everyman vibe. He's still...

I definitely lean into the normal. Though, im more on the competent scale than the total noob stumbles into a hero journey. The...

I play a normie in reality. I'm not too interested in playing one (or running for them) in my fiction. Definitely on the "heroes" side...

It's also influenced by the excellent videogame "Control". I haven't been able to play or run it, but I'd like to.

Speed bump combats. You know the ones the party going to win and the monsters may live to the end of round.

I prefer TOTM, but it gets difficult with certain games. When I first started running D&D 5e, I quickly realized that it was going to be...

I remember this part of Old Yeller

I play online mostly so VTT maps are helpful. That said, there are times when they just end up being more burden than they're worth...

I tend to only have roleplay scenes be TotM and once it leads to negotiations with a lightsaber, I bring out a grid. Basically for all...