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I don't think any format is really perfect for every person, the most I can say is that I've seen them work well with enough different people, there's certainly something to be said for siloing the knowledge to create the sense of archaeology you can get from uncovering something you don't have...

Its the fault of both the player and the designer, the designer should do their utmost to create a game where as many builds as possible are viable, but the player should do their utmost to design and play a character they'll have fun with.

One key is that you don't need the same person to wear the same hat each time it needs to be worn, the rules adjudication can be the entire table running to the book or taking a quick vote or simply being like "I decided last time, we'll do what Timmy says this time" scenario designer can be...

My experience is that this doesn't hold up in practice, if it did my message-board RP days would have had static, centralized, Game Masters and they almost never did-- if no one expects to look at a Game Master for content, then the responsibility simply diffuses to everyone, and pools a bit on...

So I think a big recurring theme here is that Aside from the implicitly insulting tone, and dismissive mien, and regardless of how VTM in the particular presented it, the reality is that play groups tend to want to use the rules-- just not all the rules, and the unused rules aren't the same...

I think the choice to see things that way is where the Story Now movement crystallizes it's ethos, whereas I think the choice to see things Brennan's way is the crystallization of the Neotrad ethos, at least in so far as my thinking vis a vis negative space is concerned.

https://www.polygon.com/24105875/worlds-beyond-number-narrative-style-adventure I'm describing how the movement see's TTRPGs, not an intrinsic categorization of the games themselves.

Yesn't, in the sense that you are completely correct about it being very common, and those people playing in (something approaching) that style, its largely been conflated with trad until recently, and largely rejected by the Story Now movement (which does raise some Chomskyish concerns for me...

None More Dark publishes things and is made up of a bunch of the game's designers, they're planning to continue supporting at least some of the COFD gamelines, from what they've said. Their material is excellent too, and they just released the Book of Seemings for Changeling super recently.

The relationship presumably isn't with the company, its with the thing itself.

A lot of what makes a bad player is just the stress that they put on me, in all honesty. It can have a lot of different sources, but a bad player burns out a GM and reduces their energy levels and excitement when they run a game, and likely has a similar effect on the other players too.

Its just so darn good, you can flip between two versions of the same spell to see how it changed-- like how Divine Immolation changed from Flame Strike, and I just noticed that they buffed Shadow Blast, and they really went hard to make sure they identified everything Paizo intended as a...

My take on the supposed contradiction between Don't Prep Plots and Three Clue Rule, is that Three Clue Rule is arguably value neutral in regards to Don't Prep Plots. There's an obvious throughline where you could bludgeon the players with the three clues to ensure they get at least one of them...

Both the Gm and the player, the player is welcome to bring them to someone else's game, but an instance of them remains a part of my world, and therefore under my purview.

It is indeed very exciting, I'm personally excited for the additions of Tanuki, Samsara and Wayang, and I've got players thrilled with the Starlight Sentinel.

Usually I drive everything as GM, but not only do I only start pushing for us to try something only once I see that it has something for everyone in the group, I tend to get some of them excited for the idea before I actually propose playing it. This actually came up kind of recently when one...

I largely consider exploration to be chiefly concerned with information rather than travel, good exploration content rewards putting together different pieces of information in ways the players can use and their ability to gather that information in the first place. Information in this instance...

They've confirmed that the finished product will be standalone.

I kinda wanna push back on this, talking doesn't really accomplish anything, when you talk positions are stated-- the give and take of negotiation, the system of values each person has about what's fair for them to give up and why, those things are all much more relevant than talking, and that...

I think there's a very big difference between "This is a story in which magic is outlawed/wiped out" and "This is a story where one of the main characters is the last mage" because the latter brings the focus back to the magic wielding protagonist, whereas the former is designed to bring focus...