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Next up you’ll tell me player agency is easy to define. I’ve been to that rodeo before.

Honestly, this is 95% of railroading to me. Rails aren't a natural feature of the landscape, after all. They're put in place because...

I think a lot of arguments arise because actual play is much less binary than this definition implies. Agency can be manipulated...

The groups I've played with historically have been for the most part serious enthusiasts. To the extent that we commonly ran multi-year...

Ahhhhh that's probably a pretty major factor! I guess it will be interesting to see what % next GenCon.

Maybe "The Golden Age of TTRPGs" was the name of Ben Riggs's 5e D&D Campaign that ended when WotC broke into his home and replaced all...

Step 1: Declare the existence of a Golden Age. Step 2: Declare the death of the Golden Age to sell your new book. Step 3: Profit.

Expect a sore throat afterwards. Conventions are noisy, and when you have to raise your voice for 4 hours, it will hurt the next day. If...

Was there a question or are we all going Thunderdome here?

Without violating forum rules, I can say that I didn't do it this year for two reasons. First, every year I link to the official (US)...

Indeed. I'm also of the opinion that we're living in a real golden age: the hobby is widespread, the flagship game is successful, there...

Every time I play, there's always someone who needs to borrow dice. And of course, I am happy to supply them.

IMO: One of the most important, for anything but D&D/Pathfinder, is the core mechanic handout. Have a handout with the core...

Pathfinder Society trained me pretty well how to manage a time slot. Before I just assumed we would go at our pace and finish at our...