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I can. Being asked to run a game for strangers at a local game store. You have no opportunity to contact the Players ahead of the first session but must be prepared to have the Players generating characters and even start the first time you meet. You could assume they'll all like D&D... but you...

Except, in the end, this is what will happen. A GM does not have to run a game they don't want to run. A Player does not have to play a game they don't want to play. If after everyone has had their say and the GM still doesn't want to allow non-human characters, either the Player leaves or the...

... and it's stuff like the high postage makes me step back. Sheesh. Might have to wait until it's in stock at a LGS or Amazon.

Like “game of thrones” does not mean ”is the game of thrones”. The players are capable of asking for clarification if uncertain. The GM is allowed to clarify if the Players come up with character concepts that don’t meet the game concept they want to run.

It’s stuff like this that pushes me closer to pushing the button on the pre-order. I’ve already got a list of things to buy in 2021 so it’s annoying because if I do then something is going to be pushed back.

Style of game was one of the first things mentioned: "Game of Thrones". It might be not clear what that means to someone unfamiliar with the franchise, but as a person who has not watched the TV series (I have read some plot synopsis of the series, and did read the first 3 books of the novel...

What the GM is hearing is the Player refusing to engage in their campaign. In any case, one of them could always leave if they're not happy.

I disagree. The premise being "Game of Thrones" should mean they've already considered the possibility of "Lady Noble" and probably already decided on the system and maybe even worked out how to use System X to run the game. An elf character likely has not been accounted for and likely means...

Even if the Player initially misinterpreted the campaign's premise, they were corrected but still insisted that they wanted to play an elf.

Looks like the original was written for 3E. So I guess it's nice to get a conversion for 4E.

Game masters should not feel that they need to compromise the game they've spent some time organising. If the Player has a convincing argument as to why they should be able to, given the original post, "play an elf when human-only is the premise of the campaign" then the GM wouldn't have any...

He scrawled graffiti on an ancient mausoleum and was cursed by the long-forgotten dead god buried within. And the graffiti wasn't even very good.

WFRP has hit locations. So wear a helmet, even 1 AP from a leather skullcap is going to help prevent your noggin from getting caved in.

It depends. Complicated but familiar rules can be fun. Complicated and unfamiliar rules can be work. Poor presentation of simple rules can be work. Well presented rules, with clear examples and pieces of fiction can be fun. So I choose,,,, Fork!

if someone asked me what PbtA game I’d choose to play, then first on my list would be City of Mist because I like it’s free form “playbook” creation rules and urban fantasy setting. I think the second in my list would be Urban Shadows, again for urban fantasy and also world of darkness vibe.

I agree about the influence. A game that has Men, Dwarves, Elves (both Wood and High) and Hobbits... I mean Halflings as the primary species for characters is absolutely wearing Tolkien's influence on its sleeve.

Lord of the Rings is perceived as shiny and light because the story ends with Sauron overthrown and the beginning of a new age, despite the hardships the Fellowship suffered leading up to the beginning of the 4th Age. Warhammer Fantasy Role Play does not have such a happy ending, with the...

WFRP 4E character generation is no longer only random. You start by rolling, and if you accept the rolls you get extra XP. But you can always choose not to accept the rolls and just select your career/race/characteristics.

I love Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. I think it's the best fantasy roleplaying game. But I've always thought there was something better out there so only purchased the core book for 4E while looking for that "better" game. But recently I realized that I was a fool, and have committed myself to...

I too was puzzled at the move. My initial reaction to AOS was "Oh, its WH40K Space Marines ported over to a post-apocalyptic Old World" and dismissed it. My beloved WFRP was discarded and I didn't want anything to do with its replacement. But the roleplaying game has changed my mind. The...