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Until very recently I assumed that this sort of play was just dysfunctional. I've had to revise that take recently and my new take is...

@zakael19 answered this upthread. Opportunities, threats/badness, what counts as a "spot" - these are all relative to a character's...

Yes, they're quite similar. I think the clocks is a method of gamifying it and making it more concrete, though in the process some of...

I'm not familiar enough with the clock mechanism in PbtA games but from the little I've read on these forums it's reminds me of the...

YOu need to look at the character and what they value, what they see as important, who matters to them, what they want to protect/gain...

Wait, you think there is some kind of strong correlation between sells and accounts? And that the only explanation someone could have...

I feel like there’s a missing step here or maybe a few. You tell me about GM moves. Cool. You then Assert that these moves involve...

Then the simple answer is that I believe exploration can literally mean exploring in a non-physical way. There’s probably a few nuances...

The useful thing they both have in common is the map of meaning… I’ll say it again. Everything important I built up wasn’t by way of...

Every move the GM makes needs to address and bear on some character concern. Most of them will put pressure on the PCs. The entire...

I can only speak for myself, but the whole point is to avoid doing this. You are trying to operate through NPCs and groups. These might...

Unfortunately it has been a long day so I may not get to every post (I see I have a number of notifications) This is a long topic and...

AW has been brought up a few times, what does it do to involve or confront anything bearing on the fundamentals of character or some...

Seems perfectly analogous to me. There’s a map of meaning between what ttrpg players do in the real world and what takes place in the...

This is all interesting. And as I said I’m not talking about passive/active as you seem to be using it here (a valid use for sure but...