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I think, if you don't see how ridiculous a statement like; "Chess is a game where two people work together to craft a story." is, then it's hard to have a real discussion. Because I can pull 100 random people off the street, or 100 game designers, and they would agree that the statement seems...

Different people have different things that break their "immersion" and no game is perfect for any playstyle. It's close to the top of my list for this style IME of trying many systems, especially when taking into account other factors. People's reaction to preferences of others is often "if you...

Definitions that make discussion difficult within the context should be avoided. ie; "Let's talk about x in collaborative storytelling games!" "All games are collaborative storytelling games, even Chess and Go Fish!" it's just counter productive. That's fine, you don't understand something that...

Could be my fault, I am a bit triggered these days when someone else comes along saying something along the lines of; "If ttrpgs were designed and played the way I think is best they would be better." Especially when I have over the years seen so many people put down over the preferences in...

Nope, it's just a style of play. Some people really enjoy immersive roleplay and the degree to which they associate with their character is not a cause of problems. If problems exist there are other factors. Being unable to disassociate from your character is a serious problem, like amnesia and...

IME, that is equivalent to saying most players should play their characters in a way that is less fulfilling and fun. I don't claim to be any authority on the subject, that's why I think that players should see their characters in the way that works the best for them, within the system they...

Not "baggage", just context, which was my initial point. I also stated that "...the GM is very much not a Player..." (in my most preferred games) which is quite different that what you are saying I literally said, even if it is quite similar. :p Ok, I can understand the point of this much...

No, I'm saying that arguing that the GM is a Player because they play the game is pointless. If people want to say "the GM is not a player" or "the GM is a player" to make a point about their roles, then that's something, but arguing the ipso facto nature of playing a game ignores how we...

If you are serious, then I am sorry for "laughing" at your post, this isn't that serious an issue and I don't want to be a jerk. You seem to be doing essentially the thing I was saying is pointless, and I don't see how I can respond productively because it seems to be sidestepping all the...

Yeah, and when someone says; "The GM is not a Player" a response of; "Do they not PLAY this game you speak of?" seems to be an great way to sidestep any sort of interesting distinction. If someone is pushing the point that the GM is more similar to the players and thus needs to be called a...

Sure, and by that definition 99.99% or so of humans are mathematicians, making the statement still very useful... :unsure: I wonder if a language could develop contextual definitions that are even more useful? Imagine a world where saying; "I am a mathematician" might indicate to people...

I find it kinda hilarious how many people state something to the effect of; "The GM is playing the game, ipso facto, they are a Player." As if that is the end of the story and that the English language in the real world doesn't make distinctions in context all the time. I might start describing...

AFAICT, the actual "mechanical resolution" should only take like 10 minutes or so, even if not rushed and not doing even the easiest things to speed up resolution, like rolling damage dice at the same time as to-hit. Things like waiting for players/gm to make decisions on their turn can fairly...

This thread has me semi-seriously considering always having a couple "pointless" chargen restrictions when recruiting players, to weed out the ones who; are contrary, have control issues, would rather be playing a game with a different GM/Player dynamic, are not on "the same page", don't ask for...

IME (and to be transparent I should state that most of my "experience" with "problem players" is observation and not in my own games) Someone starting off by wanting to re-skin a whole bunch of things to make a very specific concept is a warning flag. What really matters is what happens if they...

Sooo, I say: "Needing to re-skin a whole lot of stuff, ..." within a certain context, and you say that it means the same thing as "someone asking to reskin Firebolt to cold damage, ...". It doesn't, that should be absolutely clear with a cursory reading, one thing is not a whole lot of stuff...

Call them what you will; special snowflakes, contrarians, boundary pushers. IME there are certain behaviours like these that are giant flashing warning beacons that a player is going to have a high likelihood of sapping the fun out of a group game. Common signs include; Agreeing to something...

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4381371-hasbro-inc-ceo-brian-goldner-on-q3-2020-results-earnings-call-transcript Dunno if this is old news (obviously the movie is) and it's pretty vague but I found it interesting Goldner: D&D up another 20%, never seems to slow down but maybe soon? Mildly...

Anything other than a decent sized hardcover has a very low chance of me buying it these days. Starter and Essentials sets worked, but I don't want a ton of boxes. So, an occasional box set (that fits the hardcovers like the existing ones) and hardcover that piques my interest would be ideal.

I think most people have a much more nuanced view of "buying something" than "I pay and have this forever". People "buy" a seat on an airplane, they "buy" a ticket (that often doesn't actually exist as a single thing anymore), they "buy" membership to a club. Most people don't have problems...