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I think the reason they get dragged along with it for folks who come from other, non-narrative-game perspectives is that these...

I hope it's OK if I elaborate a bit on this point. Even the most classic, pawn-stance approach to D&D depends upon a type of "creative...

Agreed. A game where the players create freeform descriptors for their characters (like Fate Aspects, or Experiences in Daggerheart, or...

A really good discussion of this point is this Eero Tuovinen blog: The pitfalls of narrative technique in rpg play EDIT: not to mention...

Well, this is a strange phenomenon. The correct term is narrativism, and narrativism supporting games. Whenever I see the term...

Also, "narrative currency" is generally used to refer to things like Fate Points in Fate. Which are not a part of Apocalypse World (the...

I don't know what a narrative game is. Ron Edwards and others popularised narrativist games. I don't know if you mean the same thing...

Then don't play with them? I don't need to prove myself to a group of players. Either they like how I DM, and the game works, or...

Well, 25 years on this site has taught me that people LOVE to argue semantics. :) But the game mode(s) being described by the term...

I do not think railroading is very useful to discuss because we are often avoiding where the root of the issue is. Complaints about...

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I think you're thinking of this...

I prefer games that stick around to the 12-18 month range (around 20 sessions). I find even games that are in "kitchen sink" settings...

I'm almost there myself. One-shots, or one-shots with a couple sequels, are becoming more and more appealing to me over time.

I've come to prefer narrow focus and about 2 years to complete. Playing every other week. I have never been in a single campaign either...