Thomas Shey's latest activity

I think the reason for this is that with friends, we're friends with them for a reason - shared interests, shared values, etc. - so we...

Which is why I avoid systems and such where its likely to be critical. (And its less won't than simply have big difficulties in some...

From a designer and publisher's standpoint, as we gamers are aging, I get a more and more feedback about using highlighted bullet points...

I gather the first of this is new to you? Because I've had crud spatial memory and imagination for a very long time (maybe always)...

I'm mostly talking about social contract issues and how people interpret them (though those can interact with the game structure and...

I can't imagine Session 0's and vetting don't have some impact. That said, I do Session 0's and they only help so much. Like most...

Honestly, I'd cheerfully play just via the chat and skip audio, but not everyone spent years playing on MUSHes.

I don't really get the impression any VTT is, but then, I wasn't great about it when I was dealing with battlemats and the like, so I'm...

This happens to me on YouTube on occasion. I figure its because of my location.

To their view a straight failure does not add extra complications, other than whatever loss of time is involved. A PbtA failure...

To be fair, this isn't about just narrative games. Its about getting people on the same page in a very consistent way. I just don't...

I think at this point we have reached "yes it is/no it isn't" territory, and I feel no compulsion to spend further effort to disabuse...

Because they're good people that bring a lot to the game? Different people have different strengths and weaknesses, and being good at...

I don't think managing a limited resource is particularly deep, but given D&D spent literally years based around resource management, I...

Nice in theory. Sure it works for some people.