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It should be not boring, though. That's the idea. But please... make the case for boring and then criticize us for saying your game's...

Yeah, that's fair - although I'm pretty sure it's been defined multiple times throughout the years with this specific crew of back and...

"Fail forward" or "no whiffing" is a technique developed in the indie design space, to respond to what was seen as a couple of problems...

It was Luke Crane that coined it. I'm pretty sure I've read the thread where he did so but I'm not sure where it was, maybe storygames...

What is this "turn" you speak of? ;)

Sure, but this isn't something done at every door these guys may open. It also may not always be possible at all times, even in...

Unless they're risky? But people do that in real life all the time. People make decisions that are not in their own interests. Very...

Yes, it is. Let's say that this is my game and I'm running it and that's what I decide is the result of the failed roll. You can...

The sensible thing for Luke to do would not have been to listen to the old wizard and go off to try and save the princess. Instead, he...

Max… if someone makes a noise and another person hears it, that’s a direct result. Adding in a bunch of game steps doesn’t change that...

I think we should be careful to avoid confusing playing game as game with playing game as game in the way we are used to. Scene framing...

I do not think that games like Monsterhearts or Apocalypse World expect you to play irrational characters. I think they expect you to...

Even more specifically: it's not left there dangling as a sentence and a "ok cool, figure out how to do this." It's defined with...

I can name you multiple RPGs that don't have PCs who adventure. Apocalypse World. Wuthering Heights. I believe Monsterhearts. I can...

How is it false? It’s literally the advice. Oh my god would you guys stop being so paranoid about people saying D&D is boring?