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It doesn't even have to be a different party! Like, people always come up with the perfect words twenty minutes after the conversation is over, and it surely does apply to RPGs. Writers have multiple drafts, actors get to do recitals, why can't we? During the initial playtesting of Swords under...

Even if that's the case (it probably isn't), so what? I don't see what the most people want has to do with deliberately going against "folk wisdom" to attain new experiences.

Ooooh it sounds really really interesting

I understand it came from the player. What I mean is, anyone, including players, having narrative "plans" isn't really in the spirit of Story Now. I think there are two ways to define "comfortable" (or, rather, not comfortable): A) Frustrating, producing anger at the outcome: "I wanted my...

It's possible for intended focus to be determined by the "end users". I'm not familiar with Modos, but in, say, Fate there's no hard prescribed constraints: it's a game about whatever the hell you want it to be, and the only requirements are that the characters must be proactive, dramatic...

I think you are overthinking this. I'm not @FrozenNorth, but I don't think it was intended as a one-to-one description of SN. What moves were or were not made (none, as 5E isn't a PbtA game) is immaterial. It's context for a question: "What if something that the player doesn't want to happen...

I think you are missing the forest for a tree. A described scenario could happen in a SN game. PC interrogates an assassin, fails, and the MC shows signs of the approaching threat: turns out, the assassin isn't alone! They look for his accomplice, fail, and the MC reveals an unwelcome truth...

I'd say what kind of character you can't create is a greater signifier of play focus of the system. In Blades in the Dark, any character you can possibly create will be a daring criminal. In Apocalypse World, any character you can possibly create will always be in a dire need of things that...

@FrozenNorth "Creating family as a counterpoint" is not exactly in the spirit of Story Now play. Play to find out what happens, all that, and it's generally not exactly a smart idea to have plans. As of safety tools, it's kind of murky. There's a difference between "I had another idea in mind...

Last time I checked, we were on a roleplaying forum, so "hiring better writers" ain't really an option. Regardless. Consequences of a change can often entail complete and utter destruction of the aspect that brought the most joy. In a recent superhero game my character had a burning romance...

Me: jokes on you, my country isn't eligible for kickstarters anyway

I've recently rewatched Hardcore Henry and it still is very damn great movie. I'm not sure what the story is (there's this bad guy, and then there's a guy with a ton of clones that all have completely different personalities, one which is a cocaine addict and another is cpt Price reference...

If you’ve talked to me for more than fifteen seconds, you probably know that I’m quite firmly in a storytelling camp. I love Apocalypse World. I love Fate. I love MUJIK IS DEAD. But the thing is, I kinda don’t give a crap about stories. I love cool, gripping scenes. Pretty much all the...

I do too (and the rules say that pretty explicitly), but now I'm thinking maybe sharing how the sausage is made is a good idea. And for a new MC, saying things out lout can help to internalize how the things work. But then maybe it's not exactly playing the game, more like learning it.

Now I'm thinking, "things flow from the real world, not from the fiction" is pretty good advice for Story Now. Insulating the game world from the real one and treating it as a separate reality is a staple of trad play, but it's a counterproductive approach to Story Now. The setting, the PCs...

Full disclosure: I hate the term "fiction first", I think it's just stupid. Games cannot be fiction-first, only particular mechanics can (and even that is murky). AW has a plenty of moves that are very explicitly not fiction first: spending Barter at the start of the session, or changing...

In a dungeon, there's a ticking clock of dwindling resources and wandering monsters, but outside of it, what are you left with? Skill checks, that are basically a non-mechanic?

Either that, or barely distinguishable from freeform roleplaying

— Here's advice for running Story Now games — But what if I don't want Story Now? Not gonna fly

Or GM could have Catalia not being unexpectedly invaded ¯⁠\⁠⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠⁠/⁠¯