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@robertsconley I think I've had a flash of insight that might help me understand you a bit better. When you say the world feels 'lived...

So, when I play Vampire - The Requiem, Dune 2d20, Monsterhearts, Apocalypse World or Sorcerer because the scenarios and world building...

I think "plausible" is best understood as the phrase "follows from the fiction and acceptable to the table." That is, the response /...

And if there wasn't a degree of satisfaction and enjoyment to subjective creative vision in play (either from prep via map and key etc...

I mean, when RPGing - whether as player or GM - one is constantly having to make decisions about what one or more imaginary people do...

It's a weird one because if you ask me how I make character decisions then I'll say something like 'it just feels like what that...

I'm maybe not communicating what I (and @pemerton) are saying. In the 'moment' of making an NPC decision, you're not thinking about the...

This caught me off-guard, particularly the last point, but I found it quite clarifying. I would have inverted that when discussing what...

I've got a low bar. The thing is, if someone does have Narrativist priorities then I can talk with them about living world stuff as it...

Some further thoughts on my Living World Sandbox campaign as a result of working on my actual play writeup. 1) People, Not Plot, Drive...

This is one of those things that's a nightmare to describe and it's often the Narrativist final boss. Let's say your warrior has been...

As a group, I'd say we're middling here. Intimate relationships tend not to get a lot of screen time, but drama in general certainly can...

I appreciate the compliment. Among other things, one of Blades in the Dark’s creative goals is outlined like this: And the main...

I mean I'm jumping the gun because I don't really know how sable or bedrock actually play. In principle all the stuff you mention is...

The first thing to remember is that people are the most interesting thing you have in a setting. You may have a killer magic system...