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Same thing with the Elementalist Foundation. It’s basically an Experience of “air bender” or whatever that you can also use for an...

Had asked one of my players who I knew was in another game or two with local folks if anybody there might be interested in joining our...

At least one person is running it besdies the writer, over at Deeper in the Game he did a series on Errant in 2024 talking about the...

I thought I'd post some examples of "lore" mattering to the players. Here are two, both from high level 4e D&D play: The lore matters...

Your group sounds fascinating.

Stonetop tends to present “everybody knows / some might know / very few if anybody knows” levels of world details for things that recede...

Oh, well, THAT makes it perfectly clear. Because of course we all agree what "roleplaying" means... :-)

This. I think there's a distinct difference between being immersed "in the setting" and immersed "in the character". I find it...

The other thing I've noticed about the word "immersion" is that it is often used in the context of "when (my pet peeve occurs) it breaks...

Agree with this. I prefer when players make choices that drive the story and conflict forward, rather than chasing "immersion".

While I appreciate moments of immersion that can spontaneously occur during play, I don't consider immersion necessary for a good game...

I value immersion the way that I understand it, but what I mean by immersion is different than what appears to be to the normal way...

If you want immersion, go to a swimming pool.

Immersion is a subjective thing. There is no example of something that will provide immersion for everyone. So, when a person uses the...

There are players who can immerse in their Theatre of the Mind space. I guess that this is a "session zero" or party contract topic...