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Found this AMA over at reddit (opened a few hours ago. OP says they'll keep the AMA going through the holidays):

I've been running for about 8 sessions now, starting with Delian Tomb and then after a couple of sessions of that deciding it was...

Well, I thought this instructional webcomic was very helpful: https://www.uptofourplayers.com/ready-to-roll/star-wars-rpg-rules/ And...

Of the three flavors of the system, Edge of the Empire is my favorite. The funky dice are pretty easy to understand once you see how it...

FFG's Star Wars is one of my favourite RPGs, and I think the proprietary dice get an unfairly bad wrap. It's quite possibly the...

For a while, I was carrying a folder full of Dungeon World and Monster of the Week playbooks just in my backpack all the time. It didn't...

I guess it's an unpopular choice in this thread, but my go-to is 5E D&D. Chances are, anyone who plays TTRPGs regularly will already...

So am I not "playing" too when I run games where I don't roll as a GM?

I don't understand your disconnect here. The PCs (and their villains) aren't the world. The world is the normal people doing normal...

Exactly. If I told the referee I wanted a grounded world and the response was you’re playing demigods or superheroes, I’d honestly...

Higher chance of player buy-in to the setting themes and mood. More interest in the lore. It’s easier to get players more invested in...

TTRPGs in 2025: DMing Tyranny of Dragons using the 5e.2024 rules. Characters are now 6th level after starting last October with...

I think it's fine in games designed like that, but I don't see a need to shoehorn it into games that are not. Different games are...

The End of the World RPGs (Zombie Apocalypse, Wrath of the Gods, Revolt of the Machines, and Alien Invasion) don't use the Genesys...

Some things I've struggled with in the game: Time. It's really easy to fall into the classic TTRPG trap of "everything happens...