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Yep. The strength of the BitD approach, to me, is that everything is negotiated out in the open. The GM can't leverage "the module" or...

There is a ton of GM judgement involved. If there wasn't we would not need principles about how to apply that judgement. What it is true...

It's anecdotal... but I know a lot of people that play 5e. I know 1 person with a DND Beyond account. That person isn't me. I currently...

Ideally, all RPG design teams would have this level of introspection: "Does the gameplay loop create the experience we want, or is it...

I definitely don’t consider myself a “narrativist” (whatever that means to whoever you ask), I just play and run games in the way I...

Yup, I'd agree. I'm going to selective in the rest of my responses. The players shouldn't really have anything to do with setting...

I guess I’m lost here. When I was responding to somebody else’s comments way back i was understanding the discussion as about the...

Yeah that’s fair.

I do think we go through periods where it seems like everyone is talking about one game or system (besides 5E) for an extended period...

Is anything that’s not 5e “dominating” the conversation unless you frame “the conversation” to some subset of TTRPG play?

In terms of fresh game design that people are playing and talking about, Daggerheart seems to be the Hotness.

I kind of feel like there isn't a "new hotness" right now. There are a bunch of 5E games, and a bunch of 5E-response games, and a bunch...

You can just say you don't understand Fate. We can help get you there.

I was focused on the Dice probability side of my comments, not the fictional side (effect). If you’re arguing that lower effect means...

I've read, and re-read, that example. Rising conflict across a moral line: as you say, the ugly choice isn't about the player's...