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Players who start asking things like "What are the names of the books on the cluttered shelf?" are going to be asked "Tell me some of...

Three sentences??? What luxury. I've boiled my writing down to one single sentence: As you peer through the narrow, stone-lined...

I think that model also survives because its relatively era-agnostic; at least once you have community gatherings significantly bigger...

I generally think of "thespian play" as play that prioritizes participant dialogue (both players and GMs), both inter-PC and PC to NPC...

Great suggestions. Metaphor: Refantazio is also a really good modern take on JRPGs.

An updated version of Final Fantasy Tactics just released for PC on September 30th. There are also a few acclaimed Indie Western RPGs...

Hmm. Halving the population every month for a year would lower the population by a factor of 2^12, or 4096. Current world population...

And you can start the marinating by buying a round at the pub! Perhaps braised together, or as part of a soup. Stu Stew? Pat Roast...

While I think the literary tropes likely help, I don't think they're responsible for causing it. Pure speculation, of course, but I...

Starting at a tavern also works reasonably well as a "pre-game lobby" where players can goof around a bit to a) figure out the game b)...

This seems like a description of what I called "pantomime play", and/or what @TwoSix has called "thespian play: everyone knows where...

My observation is that there is a widespread preference (though not universal - see eg @TwoSix above!) to start play in a low stakes...

I think a GM has pretty wide latitude to start a game by framing the players into a specific situation, as long as the players are aware...

Personally while encumbrance's degradation of importance is a step in the right direction, it still exists and is even more baffling in...

Shadow of the Weird Wizard is easily my favorite. Similar crunch levels to 5e but with so much less friction.