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Well . . . How much fidelity a group is paying an established setting is also a "dial" that can be tuned! If the DM and the play group...

I suggest that anyone who has experience of being a manager or leader in the real world knows that it is done with consent. In fact...

Catching up on the thread, but can I just check what you mean here? I agree that if the premise is explicitly 'you are all dwarves' or...

Unless they want to play a Tortleman! Those people can just get the hell out, no discussion.

I'm sorry if I've bummed you out. But yes, I do think that a GM that thinks something like "Eberron but with Tolkien races only" is a...

I was coming to say that this is another way I handle it when I remember to (old habits and the fun of the secret roll cup die hard)...

I agree that as a player, if you agree to a curated setting, you're being problematic if you later on try to renegotiate that curation...

Wow. Apparently I don't friend correct for Enworld! Proof @EzekielRaiden was right. If you were here to lecture about unsafe social...

I like to use something I called a Deferred Conflict. Basically, instead of having the player roll the dice when they take the action...

My preferred solution is to not use hidden checks, and to not have mechanical situations where the player knows the truth but the...

For me, the question is "How is it more fun to prioritize your curated aesthetic over facilitating a collaborative effort with the...

I find it interesting that you respond to hypotheticals as attacks. much of this debate I've noticed is not framed as a social...

Wimp. Use Theatrix.

I think it makes a big difference for books. AD&D 2e benefitted hugely from all those full page paintings. MERP similarly gained a real...

It is not a matter of whether someone can have preferences or not. It is a matter of whether someone is inventing BS excuses in order...