Recent content by Kromanjon

Complete agreement. However, this time, he did have the option to forgo the business contact but chose not to. For your argument to be relevant to this situation one would have to answer the question: in what way was Goodman forced into a partnership with JG?

This reminded me of the Fading Suns 2nd ed. where they introduced the concept of Passion Play. If you played in this optional way you played the usual, GM-driven, way but then you had a kind of post-session where you attributed meaning to the events that took place. For instance a regular...

In every article concerning this issue Goodman has managed to say something that make me go "huh?" In this one it's the part where he says that he doesn't want to be associated with racism, bigotry, anti-semitism and so forth. But who's forcing him? Was there a contractual obligation for him to...

Also @EzekielRaiden misrepresented the intent of that post so it doesn’t prove his point at all.

You’re very passionate about the hobby, I see that, but it’s hard to bring any kind of nuance to a discussion when so much as hinting there might be a planned scenario constitutes a railroad. And what term do I use? None. I judge GMs on a case by case basis. No need for categories.

You didn’t want to re-litigate but you pull me in when you call my opinion patently ridiculous in a post where you don’t even quote me, basically denying me a chance to defend against your strawman. Do better. The quote about the GMs power being worth naught never stated the GM had no power. It...

The second one. The social contract is that way so that we won’t need to write rules for everything. I would make the bold claim that the social contract is more important than written laws to allow society to function. I would also claim that manipulation goes against the core concept of the...

Well I, for one, agree with this. As for GM limitations, how about the social contract, does that do anything for you?

People tend to write a lot of things, that's true. Doesn't mean I have to buy in to every new term someone invents. Also I would think that a DM would have a rather high opinion of themselves if they thought they could consistently and faultlessly outwit 4-5 other people for a sustained...

I don't belive in invisible railroads.

In my youth I ran an adventure where the PCs got on a ship. The ship was basically a railroad, it was meant to do nothing more than get the PCs from point A to point B (another continent). Then the PCs decided to mutiny. They took control of the ship, killed everyone and turned to cannibalism...

How about a quick game of Goblin Quest?

First off, no need to be rude. Perhaps the algorithm works differently based on search history or something. Second, all I'm saying is that there are a lot of other articles that don't categorize agency into the two factions like you state. Thirdly, as I couldn't find what you're claiming to...

I took you up on that challenge and googled away. Turns out I still couldn't find anyone claiming there to be two types of player agency. All I got was a bunch of think pieces regarding player agency in general, some even describing it as something of an illusion. The closest I got to your...

I'm here for the print- and crowdfunding news. Also I like to lurk around the boards seeing what upsets people. Not a fan of getting upset myself but I try to back away when this happens and get back again at a later date with fresh eyes.