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Sometimes I have things mapped out pretty well and in those cases it is mostly scripted. Recently I've been running some GG remastered...

Keys to the Golden Shower

I decide, on purpose, what the opposition would be based on the momentum of the narrative, but it is not decided until a moment before...

Non-random unscripted combat.

Like many others, it depends, so I'll break it down a little... In supers games I run, the PCs are far beyond normal folk, and most...

That's one perspective. Here's another: https://www.rpgtabletopgames.com/no-prep-gm And the middle ground is probably where DH lies...

One of the things that surprises me in the perceptions of a lot of this is the idea that handing this control over and then using what...

I'd click on a video about dials. Unless it was titled, "Why DIALS are the REAL reason your games SUCK!"

Hamlet on the back of a colossal land snail

This is true, and despite being someone that likes players who help create narrative beyond what their PC is doing, agree with your...

I tell ya, if any players companied about having to think a bit during a game, I'd turn around and answer every PC question with, "How...

"Off the rails? We're on a safari!"

How could a game go "off the rails" if there were no rails in the first place?!? That is a strange statement to say the least. 🤔

Maybe there's a support group. I would set one up, but that's too much prep. :)

Today I learned that I'm not a good DM.