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Probably because you only care that its happening? One is a mechanic and the other isn't (deapite protestations to the contrary)...

I'm not sure if by "older D&D" you mean AD&D 2nd ed, or classic D&D of the KotB/WPM/beat-the-dungeon type play. The reason that I ask is...

It depends where you count the bounds of "Traditional" play. I'd argue (and have argued) that The Forge and Narrativism were an attempt...

It was actually @Micah Sweet who used steer the narrative first, I was replying to him. It a fair question.

Thanks! RPG theory is a part of our hobby I get a lot of enjoyment out of. Since I also design and sell RPG stuff I get to actually try...

@Fenris-77 just want to say I appreciate your thoughtful contributions, especially since I know you’re adding in an appreciation for the...

I don't see any reason why authorial control mechanics couldn't be a kind of mechanic to discuss. I don't think they define narrativist...

I think you'd need to expand this train of thought a little if you want it carry any water. I suspect that you'll run into trouble when...

I think there is a lack of specificity to the discussion that is making it hard to be precise. When I say 'unbridgeable', I mean there...

Oh, yeah, if you mean specific mechanics then sure, there's lots of room for incompatible. This seems to mostly be about how certain...

Oh that’s a good way of putting it. I’d also say “how openly collaborative is X” because like, Burning Wheel isn’t from what I can see...

There's a whole post there now. :D

Yeah. To your point, I think just broadly tarring PbtA games and Storypath (the system used in all the recent Onyx Path games) as...

Well, I don't think that narrative mechanics primarily steer the narrative of game so much as they create play outputs of a certain...

If/when I need to think about it more formally I consider all characters as a priority stack. So it would look something like. Jim...