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Fear is somewhat of an illusion, since the GM is always in control how difficult the narrative is outside of Fear using situations. If...

We had a fairly equal distribution between Success with Hope, Success with Fear, Failure with Hope and Failure with Fear. That...

On average the GM is expected to spend 4 fear or less in most scenes, ramping up to more for large battles or character defining scenes...

Not on a success with hope, which is what the statement I quoted was suggesting.

Why would the GM do this? One of the principles is to not undermine success. There’s also an awful lot of fairly soft moves the GM can...

You can't spell "Ph.D." without "HP".

Always remember the 5 D's of D&D: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge!

I think that 95% of D&D adventurers have the same career: adventurer. And we're dealing with a small start up here not a mega corp...

In general, I'm a firm believer in just talking about what the expectations for the game you will be running. Meta-analysis of its place...

I mean, it's hard but I think it's doable. (Although everyone has different standards as to how much mechanical complexity they...

John Wick really is a perfect example of how high hit points function without the vague luck/skill explanation. You just get hit a lot...

Not the least because there are so many types of creativity to exercise. The table which emphasizes player-creativity in selling problem...

Edwards has plenty of discussion about various approaches to D&D play, and the influence on D&D design (over time) of various play...

I would say this. I think players can definitely have implicit agendas that map to their general preferences, but I definitely think a...

Because it makes it seem like a creative agenda is something a player is, rather than something they pursue. When I play Daggerheart...