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Just because there's a high stakes situation simmering away in the background doesn't mean the PCs have to specifically engage with it...

I hear that. Last time I tried to do a Battletech campaign, half the players didnt do any of the homework, read any of the rules...

One thing I noticed running a 6 player con game of DH is that more players reduces the number of players that easily hit the 3 Hope...

This is literally in the book, page 155.

Even in a player-driven game, it's still the GM's role to determine complications and to frame opposition to the player's goals. The...

To an extent. But applying pressure isn't the GM forcing the choice in what they do about it.

Sure. And that is where I landed. I made an event occur that galvanized the PCs to action. It worked. All is well. But I still wanted...

One strong point im trying to make is session 0 is no magic bullet. People will look you straight in the eye and say "im fully on...

Would you say that applying "pressure" is the GM driving things?

Yes, and some of the players are those players, but not all. So i think there is a bit of friction in the party on that end. Plus, this...

In this case, there is no path, just an agreed upon end goal (we had a strong session 0 establishing this). Don't get me wrong, the...

You are making a bunch of assumptions that don't apply.

Ancient or modern, I think bespoke subsystems are great. Focused mechanics meant to do a specific thing to enhance play in that domain...

I don't see the conflict. "The world is big and full of things. What do you do?" That is unrelated to either asking the players to make...

I’ve had this work before and it comes down to variables like level of engagement, which usually means one or two players who are highly...