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Good communication is never outdated. It’s the foundation upon which everything else is built when it comes to small group interactions...

You’re seriously downplaying the player’s role in all this and focusing too much on the referee’s. In my Living World sandbox, the...

If it’s in the middle of a campaign, no, I wouldn’t reveal in-game secrets as a rule. But I also wouldn’t be coy about it. I’d just say...

Given your complaint about people pigeon-holing your approach, I think it would be wise to not lump Bedrock based on his advocacy of...

Also, in my experience, players who say “that’s what my character would do” often can’t back it up when questioned. By contrast, I’ve...

“World logic” is a criterion I use to decide how NPCs behave and how I roleplay them. It’s part of how I ensure consistency, not a...

I think the Lost Mines of Phandelver was outstanding and it slotted nicely into my Majestic Wilderlands when the group wanted to try 5e...

So pick a game you think would be better for a new GM than D&D. Any game at all. Give examples of what you're talking about. Or not...

This is a bit of an aside, but I think one major reason D&D has remained dominant is that every edition has featured the dungeon...

I get you. I like having TPKs on the table. But I think I approach play, as a player, as a bit of a gambling man

I took it as a metaphor for whatever "not fun" thing could happen in a campaign. For example, Total Party Kills.

I apologize for the confusion, I muddled the explanation in my earlier reply and made it seem like the magic hat example had been...

The flaw in your argument is that it incorrectly attributes the issue to the “loose hand” itself, when the real problem is a breakdown...

Oh I think our styles are fundamentally different, I was just pointing to some similarities. I'll dig in a bit deeper with a somewhat...

What you're forgetting in your equation is that the players know there’s a 50% chance they’re getting a bag of poo if they attempt...