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Here are some examples - actual play reports - of player-driven RPGing: * Burning Wheel, where I'm the player; you can see how the GM...

You and I mean different things by "player-driven". I mean that the players choose what their PCs do in the game. It doesn't necessarily...

Yeah, I see no reason GM-curated, Player-driven hexcrawl campaigns can't work. Plenty of examples out there that don't demand...

There is a way around this - don't have any throwaway PCs. ;) (Kind of true for some games, definitely not true for others.)

I am not sure these things are connected. I have seen and read about west marches/hex crawl campaigns where the GM created the world...

That's funny. I see the exact opposite advice for the most part. And definitely in the real world, when I talk to other GMs (other than...

I know reading and running Burning Wheel helped alot procedurally due to the fact that BW is purpose built to run player driven sandbox...

I've been running player driven games for more than 30 years. My games always have consistent narrative momentum that makes sense. They...

That's awesome. I am now confused. You do "little or no prep," but your players have "clear ways to complete their objectives." If they...

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...

I have moved a lot, and I have played in a lot of different groups. Most of those groups cannot do player driven campaigns. And these...

I second Numenera. Also, no one has mentioned Draw Steel yet. While it is getting some attention, it doesn't seem like enough...

I really think of feel, and since all rulesets evolve in increments, and then often make larger jumps during edition changes, I think it...

Have fun! I went several years in a row. It is such a blast.

Just curious how many enworlders are heading to Gary Con. I am for the first time. I previously loved gencon…back to Milwaukee days...