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Well, yeah. Obviously if the rest of the group enjoyed playing this way, then more power to them. I’d only have been dragging the game...

I actually like the slice of life stuff interspersed with all sorts of dangers and adventures. It makes it feel like you are part of the...

I've had a number of Traveller games go awry by players who were determined ot avoid any danger and find the best....checks...

I mean it would have been one thing if he had actually been roleplaying interactions with NPCs while running his business. Not my cup of...

I once got invited to a game by a friend I met playing Magic the Gathering. Don’t remember the system, but it’s not really relevant...

Oh, I absolutely agree! I think that because improv is essentially prepping and executing simultaneously, it’s usually better to prep in...

I think your idea that improvisation is essentially planning done in real time is fine. It actually might help new DMs demystify improv...

Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s real demand for a warlord like there was for artificer or psion. I mean, I’d be thrilled, but I...

I think we should separate the style of play from the negativity of railroading, because a DM's respect for player agency isn't beholden...

I also am of the opinion that improvisation is just planning and implementing simultaneously. So, I’d argue that an improvised game...

Of course railroads are widely accepted as bad form, because being bad form is part of the definition. Again, it’s like saying “being...

But what I’m saying is, what one person might see as a linear adventure with an appropriate amount of autonomy, another person might see...

I'm not sure I would like to run or play in a sandbox where everything is being created on the fly. There should be the large blocks in...

Monopoly has railroads. Make from that what you will.

I’m not sure how useful this definition of railroad is. It basically just means “constrained in ways I don’t like.” It’s more of a...