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Agreed. 9 times out of 10, what I considered to be obvious and simple to me was not so to the players. I’ve felt that over explanation...

There is definitely an art to it. I was playing Mysterium once and had perhaps the worst teller I can imagine. This fella was handing...

Which is why telegraphing is vital, in my opinion. As a GM I have often feared giving away too much and handing the solutions to...

This is a really good example of something I wish folks were more compelled to do. Admit something isn't of the best quality, understand...

In my experience, it is often easier to unpack why we don't like something than why we do, even when we look deep into ourselves. To...

It sounds like your players don't trust they can make "bad choices", either. Which is your fault as a GM. Players who feel comfortable...

I be weary and careful by using the things on my character sheet to verify if something is deadly or not. 🤷‍♂️

I think the 280 character limit era of the internet has taught people to ditch nuance and often context. Folks are generally good about...

Yes, but most criticism that people are exposed to nowadays is "I hate it, thus it's bad" hot takes on the internet, which have even...

....why didn't someone tell me that years ago????? sobs WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH MY LIFE?

Not what folks were referring to at all. They meant attacker rolls offense, and defender rolls defense.

One TV is "smart" and I use its native apps. For two other TVs, I use an Amazon Firestick.

I got a newer Samsung TV which loads all my streaming apps. I also got an older Samsung TV which uses a firestick for streaming apps.

DVD Player

Horrible Roku stick that I hate but that technically does exactly everything I need so cannot justify replacing because any kind of...