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It’s important to recognize that this is a two-way street. What you’re describing highlights real problems that can originate with a...

I appreciate the relationship example and that you want to talk about character, I not sure how it addresses any of the questions I...

I appreciated @robertsconley walking through way he evaluated the decision space around the noblewomen reacting to possibilities...

100 times this. I used to play the Sierra games in the 80s before I found D&D. I loved Police Quest, Kings Quest, Space Quest...

Only people can pretend to be people and have it be any good.

That can work. I am flexible in that regard.

I might have to pick this book up!

All I can say is that if you believe in standing by your commitment to a principle, the last thing you want to hear at the table is...

There are a lot of ways to approach how people (and factions) will react. The top 3? I'd probably say the broad categories with a...

I find rules that try to govern the behavior of sentient characters to be inadequate for running a tabletop roleplaying campaign. It’s...

The existence of the table, or even just rough notes, is a tool for consistency. Yes, I’m still making a decision, whether I’m designing...

The question for me is not whether or not the GM chooses what an NPC does because obviously they do. It's how they decide what option...

In the real world, we can gather data about people, say, from my hometown, and generate statistics, like “68% of homes within the city...

I figured that which is why I prefaced my reply with technically no. The best kind of correct. ;)

That and the Dungeoneer's Survival Guide go hand in hand. It also expands the Oriental Adventures skill system to AD&D 1e using...