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I don't quite understand what the definition of "a linear game" is. Because if it is literally linear, from A to B to C etc, no room...

They don't need to be a monoculture, but the cultures will still be informed by the species that develop them. Elves will not develop...

I think sandbox is a useful term. Maybe toybox would be better, but sandbox is fine. 'Here's a bunch of pre-defined things in a...

Yes, that's exactly my point.

You can't easily write a satisfying and interesting adventure without at least some assumptions of what the PCs are going to do. I mean...

I don't think that "platonic idea of a sandbox" as you describe it is a sensible one. The idea that the world would be static and...

That all makes sense, but it leads to asking: what can you present when you're trying to sell a product to the public, if any potential...

What even is ‘an adventure hook’ other than a telegraph that interesting things are happening in the world? I think all RPG worlds...

I'm a bit two minds about this, and this is reflected on my world Artra. There is some integration, many non-humans live alongside...

Like most Forge nonsense, it’s based on a half-baked faulty premise. The referee does not have complete control over the story. The...

You're not allowed to join this thread, Snarf Zagyg wouldn't do that.

As long as there is no long range teleportation (which I tend to ban,) there is simply rather limited amount of places the PCs can get...

I mean, I disagree that it’s so hard to guess what the players’ immediate next goal will be. But more importantly, if one does find it...

This is called a "Rowboat World". You can go anywhere but you have to put in all the effort and the vast majority of what you find will...

Having "plot hooks" or prepared situations is not railroad, as long as the players have agency to choose what to do with those. Some...