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I'd suggest that its because in their view, either it isn't the biggest part of the game to them or it often isn't all that "good".

There can also be more to it than the quality of performance. When watching a film or a theatrical performance, I don't have the...

Perhaps. My issue here is the potential quality of the performance. If your portrayal of the teary-eyed king... designed to elicit a...

That's not an argument I made.

It’s likely less effective because the average GM isn’t a highly skilled actor or author. Your portrayal of a teary-eyed king isn’t...

I don't know if I agree. I think there's a time and place for some of this sort of thing, but I also think that there are other ways to...

Agreed! One technique that I use as GM - and it's hardly revolutionary - is to ask each player how their PC came to be in <the...

Count me in for getting right to the adventure. If that’s what play is meant to be about, then delaying it just seems silly. Context and...

The only meeting in an inn, in LotR, is Strider meeting the Hobbits. And that is not a "quest-giver" looking for doughty adventurers...

My observation is that there is a widespread preference (though not universal - see eg @TwoSix above!) to start play in a low stakes...

I would add to this - at least back in the day (many days ago!), I found that when players (especially new players) did try to come up...

My experience from playing in other GMs games and what I hear from most people in my circles and see online are that most people play in...

Sure, but “grid-based” was only one of several elements you mentioned, and my personal opinion is that a grid is not needed for combat...

You could use it for all the TTRPG elements except for combat, then find a minis combat game that emulates X-Com style engagements, and...

It has no grid based rules, but it has everything else X-Com has that you mentioned, so I figured it was worth bringing up. Not that I...