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I am going through your post line by line. It overstates the case and flattens important distinctions that matter in practice. "Right...

I used to run a lot of mafia campaigns heavily inspired by things like Goodfellas and Donnie Brasco (where there is an underlying...

It's a pointless argument. It's like me saying that to me "ass" really means "Anonymous Someone Somewhere", meaning anyone on the...

Regarding railroading, I will include this additional primary source so folks can better judge which definition is accurate. From...

Glad to have helped. :):) One useful thing I got out of the process of participating in this thread was a framework on which to...

I wish I could love this twice! What a wonderful exploration of the differences and similarities between these playstyles! I certainly...

That is something Narrativist design does better. I can accommodate PvP conflict in my Living World Campaigns, but that runs into the...

Apathetic players in general are not an issue with my Living World Sandbox. Apathetic doesn't mean they don't have goals; otherwise...

I think you difference her though is Rob ids saying he extrapolates without thinking about escalation, or drama. That is a key...

I stressed that it’s about emphasis, not exclusion. Emphasis doesn’t mean other elements can’t be present, it means they aren’t the...

Assuming this is accurate, and @Campbell feel free to weigh in if it is not. I think I am drilling down more on the distinction here...

If your critique was aimed solely at my description of Narrativist play, then I will address that directly. First, I reject the claim...

It's not uncommon in my campaign for players to want to play out nearly every minute of a day as their character. I exaggerate a little...

I know this is weird, but when I saw this, I thought it needed to be a haiku! Railroad or sandbox, Steel tracks hum or soft paw prints...

Sometimes a railroad is all stops, other times it's an express. Sometimes a sandbox is a desert, other times it's a kitty litter tray...