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You’re very passionate about the hobby, I see that, but it’s hard to bring any kind of nuance to a discussion when so much as hinting there might be a planned scenario constitutes a railroad. And what term do I use? None. I judge GMs on a case by case basis. No need for categories.

You didn’t want to re-litigate but you pull me in when you call my opinion patently ridiculous in a post where you don’t even quote me, basically denying me a chance to defend against your strawman. Do better. The quote about the GMs power being worth naught never stated the GM had no power. It...

The second one. The social contract is that way so that we won’t need to write rules for everything. I would make the bold claim that the social contract is more important than written laws to allow society to function. I would also claim that manipulation goes against the core concept of the...

Well I, for one, agree with this. As for GM limitations, how about the social contract, does that do anything for you?

People tend to write a lot of things, that's true. Doesn't mean I have to buy in to every new term someone invents. Also I would think that a DM would have a rather high opinion of themselves if they thought they could consistently and faultlessly outwit 4-5 other people for a sustained...

I don't belive in invisible railroads.

In my youth I ran an adventure where the PCs got on a ship. The ship was basically a railroad, it was meant to do nothing more than get the PCs from point A to point B (another continent). Then the PCs decided to mutiny. They took control of the ship, killed everyone and turned to cannibalism...

How about a quick game of Goblin Quest?

First off, no need to be rude. Perhaps the algorithm works differently based on search history or something. Second, all I'm saying is that there are a lot of other articles that don't categorize agency into the two factions like you state. Thirdly, as I couldn't find what you're claiming to...

I took you up on that challenge and googled away. Turns out I still couldn't find anyone claiming there to be two types of player agency. All I got was a bunch of think pieces regarding player agency in general, some even describing it as something of an illusion. The closest I got to your...

I'm here for the print- and crowdfunding news. Also I like to lurk around the boards seeing what upsets people. Not a fan of getting upset myself but I try to back away when this happens and get back again at a later date with fresh eyes.

I did a google and it turns out there are six types of agency: 1. Digital Marketing Agency 2. Growth Marketing Agency 3. Advertising Agency 4. Social Media Agency 5. Branding Agency 6. Public Relations (PR) Agency Jokes aside though I feel that you have created your own categories here and...

Late to the party but total agreement with this. I recently read through an early draft of a new ttrpg based on an old IP. The IP is known to be violent so the writer had added combat rules though he admitted he actually didn’t want combat rules at all. I told him to look at Heart: the city...

So in 2020 GG made the statement above but now they say this: I know they don't really contradict each other but it's close enough to get my hackles up. It's the whole let's use vague language so we can reverse on previous statements without being called liers.

Well you just answered your own question. A conversation is more than one exchange and this isn't the place to disassemble human communication as a concept. In short I would voice my misgivings, allow the GM to answer, respond appropriately and so on and so forth. If a consensus could be...

Ok, I'll bite. What would you want to do? How would you approach it? For me, I'd probably try to have a conversation with said part because honestly that's the only answer I can come up with. If you think someone is acting in bad faith (wither conscious or not), talk to them about it. Also, if...

Sometimes people disagree on the internet. I know! Shocking, amiright? Now when this happens it’s very easy, trivial really, to just tell the people you disagree with how wrong they are. I approve of this, encourage it even, however I would like to see some different openings to these...

I don't think size ever factor in to my buying of books but in the last couple of years I've grown fonder of the A5 format over the larger books.

For me, sandbox is a campaign style, totally divorced from system. A sandbox can be played prepped or not prepped. The question then becomes one of energy. Someone who prepps a lot before the game has expended energy before the game and so has an easier time at the table. Improvising then puts...

My knowledge of 5e is admittedly severely limited but isn't non-combat challenges handled through simple skill checks vs. a DC? In what way (I would be thankful for examples) is this detrimental to the kind of game earlier described? I'm sure you felt you explained it in the quotes you gave but...