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darkbard reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with
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It depends greatly on the goals the players come up with. If a PCs goal is to explore the world, then exploring the world is not only... -
darkbard reacted to zarionofarabel's post in the thread Let's Talk About "Intended Playstyle" with Like.
Player driven sandbox. BW enforces said playstyle by having the primary focus of play being PC Goal Completion, as opposed to the more...
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darkbard reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
Yeah, agency needs to he looked at based on the specific game in question. Sure, a game like Spire may have more consequences that take...
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darkbard reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What is "railroading" to you (as a player)? with Like.
No one is arguing that they should. Some people have expressed a preference for games where the internal state of the characters is part...
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Oh, gosh. Gonna add this to my clip file to give me a boost whenever I'm struggling. Thanks! And thank you, @hawkeyefan for playing and...
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So I don't want to derail @hawkeyefan 's detailing of his actual play, but I had to chime in for a bit, as I just started a co-GM...
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Here's an example, from the last Torchbearer 2e game that I GMed: The PCs are in a room which has many weapons, of various sorts and...
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Two friends are arguing about where to go for dinner. They toss a coin to resolve the dispute. That doesn't mean that it doesn't matter...
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darkbard reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
In the context of flashbacks, they represent the stress of making things line up perfectly so they’re just-so in the moment now. That...
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I have a first draft of a calendar and festivals done. I decided to use the ancient Egyptian calendar as it's something different and...
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darkbard replied to the thread City Supplements - What do we like?.I like it. Pretty much the Stonetop approach to Gear.
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You found my (hopefully) secret sauce. I plan to do a little bit less in terms of specifics (specific plots and scenarios) in favour of...
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Uncaged: Faces of Sigil is a AD&D2e book that really helps flesh out the city of Sigil for the Planescape setting. It’s a set of many...
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darkbard reacted to Kannik's post in the thread Let's talk about "plot", "story", and "play to find out." with Like.
If one prefers no metacurrency, PbtA games, FitD (which as been a large part of the discussion in this thread) games, and Legend in the...
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Blades in the Dark’s Doskvol is my top tier example of usable city. I think it’s the way it organizes districts and then gives each a...