Recent content by DCRWrites

I start with an idea, then go from there.

What excites me as a DM is when things happen in the game that the players are still talking about even months later. That's cool. I want the players to have fun and enjoy the game, and I love it when they try to influence the world. I never try to kill their characters or aim for a TPK because...

I'm not very far into it, but it's fascinating to see what they're doing.

Personally I'd always go back to the original and ignore later metaplots for any conversion, but I may be biased as my preferred setting is Harn which explicitly lacks a metaplot by design. I'm also a much bigger fan of Birthright than many of the other settings.

As a DM, I prefer to err on the side of a sandbox. When I run a game, I'm not trying to tell a story; if I want to tell a story I'll write another novel. I want to put sufficient elements in front of the players so that they can create their own story from their actions and choices.

You can always define game to exclude the majority of RPGs-- but I would definitely describe them as falling under the category of "play."

I can justify both Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and Planescape: Torment for different reasons.

Minor note; a continental Count is the equivalent of a British Earl, not a Duke.

I'm definitely curious -- though I'm not sure about the budget stretching at this point. Then again the setting I want most is one I'm sure we won't get for 5E: Birthright.