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A combination of factors. 1. Its design, particularly levels and CR, breeds a certain assumption of balance (though we all know action...

I mean some of the problems I see reported are clearly trying to force the design into pretzels where it performs poorly! But I’m...

I think system matters, but I do agree. Not to harp on the BitD community, but a prevalent attitude I've seen is how they will insist...

I'd say some systems are better at facilitating a sandbox than others, but it's a tool that you still need to know how to use...

That's not an accurate description of what happens. What happens is that the player rolls well enough, and grabs the cup that others...

Just to add to what I previously said about fun, something I observed in discussions on sandbox was there was wariness around things...

I mean, sure, but the player isn't the one laying claim to power and leadership and expecting trust. There's a reason greater...

Sure, it's a good idea to have pervasive trust. The vast majority of games will not have such a thing to start with. Definitely not all...

His 2022 videos on the rhythm of play on the other hand are excellent!

I watched both to try to get a handle on how to run it, especially since I had no familiarity with player-facing systems on the GM side...

I don’t think this is true, honestly. In the OSR space that’s full of games that use this tagline they’re intended to be part and parcel...

I’ve literally never had that apart from playing 3.5e with friends as a teen. I think that’s the minority of play these days, and the...

Yeah. A number of us sandbox DMs have said, or liked posts that said something to the effect of, "If there are multiple logical...

A couple system specific notes: - Blades is designed for retroactive planning as a system, hence stressing minimizing it here. The idea...

Haven't looked at the player bad habits yet (must have missed the callout in the ToC) but here's my two bits on the GM ones....which...