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Are you talking about something that isn't a generic system? For instance Prime Time Adventures is generic but there's no rules for...

The broader issue is people assuming all roleplaying games should fit a specific mold. I don't see why roleplaying game as a label...

I agree with @hawkeyefan here. There is a clear process in classic D&D: the GM maps and keys a dungeon; the movement of the PCs through...

Then why are you getting involved in a side discussion about the finer points of Apocalypse World?

That's too bad. It's a pretty good game and it's often overlooked in the board gaming community because it came out after the American...

It is very true that current trends in design have historical antecedents. What makes it a trend is its pervasiveness. Many of things...

We'll have to agree to disagree. Anyone else interested who is reading this can check the primary sources for themselves.

Good list! For these two, I think maybe Over the Edge (1992) is the modern beginning. A bit later, Maelstrom Storytelling (1998, from...

Well you need to understand what the constituent parts are doing to use them well but more fundamentally the text can't give you an...

A few things: What I've found as a player and GM in a game like Apocalypse World (or more trad games generally), is that changing...

I'm so so so tired of people on the internet parroting about how you shouldn't prepare absolutely anything in AW. That's not supported...

None of that really talks to my central issue. My issue was that introducing backstory on failure interferes with prep so why bother...

So what I mean when I say high improv is that the resolution mechanics can introduce characters and retcon motivations and...

An addendum to the above post: upthread someone talked about sim vs "gamism" in the context of classic Gygaxian D&D. For the game to...

For me, "play to find out what happens" - if it is to be meaningful - has to include the GM. So I see any notion of the GM having a...