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Half the reason Blades in the Dark exists is because John Harper hates planning, of any sort. The reason the equipment system works the way it does is to support the fact the players aren't meant to be doing any planning; you just assume the characters did it and then jump into the action in...

If you're interested in giving it another look, I would recommend not attempting to begin with a fully-fledged campaign management system. I originally pickup Obsidian.md + sync simply because I moved to Linux and the sync tool offered me a replacement for google drive syncing. I then started...

I am providing what my players want and enjoy -- a world where they know they generally don't have any kind of plot immunity and where the world doesn't do them any favours just because they're PCs. Edit: I haven't read the "new simulation" manifesto and, as such, should certainly not be...

I don't know. Possibly no one in this thread. I'm not about to go scouring the internet looking for the names of people who have; I'm simply making sure my position is clear. As I mentioned, it seems to me that people suggesting that all GMs should be fans of the players are either pushing an...

In case there is any confusion, I don't object to it inasmuch as it's a perfectly valid way to run/play a game. I will reject any claim that it's the best/only/proper way to run things. Your character's collection of ancient photos isn't sacrosanct in my game, and I don't need the player's...

I think that being a neutral arbiter is not compatible with focusing on being "a fan of the PCs" if the latter is being interpreted as an actual, meaningful directive that you use a guiding principle when making decisions or rulings. I think it is perfectly compatible if you're using a watered...

If doing the things you listed means you're being a fan of the PCs, then the implication is that if you aren't a fan of the PCs you'll do the following: Refuse to include PCs background in the setting story (even if they make sense). Refuse to support associated NPCs, including animal...

Did you read the quoted text I was responding to?

No I'm simply saying that saying "I don't mean this disparagingly" doesn't mean you're not being disparaging or that you're immune to all claims to the contrary.

[Random Person's] views are clearly garbage. Now, just to be clear, I don't mean that disparagingly, because one person's trash is another's treasure, and this garbage being spewed by the [random person] is clearly of value to some people. Being garbage is a good thing, in this context, and...

The Battletech RPG is Mechwarrior. Edit: Which I see @Maxperson already mentioned.

Yes. I wasn't responding to an assertion that its part of the job, but a question as to what else the job could possibly be. In any case, as I said, it's not really the way I think of the role. YMMV.

I agree with pretty much everything you're saying here. It's certainly not that hard to just say, "You can only get things we agree are reasonable," and it is, in fact, necessary to do so. That does leave me a bit confused, though, as to why you won't accept this exact same kind of agreement...

Can everyone not see that there is a difference between direct and indirect consequences? And that arguing about exactly where the line between them lies is going to be pretty pointless?

How about "adjudicating the things the players are making (or trying to make) happen"? Or, "assessing the results of things that have happened." Also, "Describing the situation." In play, while sometimes I make things happen, I certainly wouldn't say that's my primary function -- not by a long way.

Yeah, I've always read it is players who legitimately feel it's the way the character would behave. That could be because they're naturally disruptive players who created naturally disruptive characters, or it could just be the way things worked out even if everyone is participating in good...

It it is my understanding that it is fairly well accepted that people are, in general, not great at assessing risk. This, then, appears to be a dispute over how an individual wants to interpret "we know what the risks are at least to a general level," in light of the low average quality of...

It has 8 eight hours of sleep required to restore casting ability as was standard in the pre-4e days. Not as such, although a character who reaches 0hp or lower is likely to sustain a serious injury (assuming they survive at all) and will often not be combat capable without some long-term rest...

A while ago I saw someone on another forum comment that RM does the Forgotten Realms better than D&D. I have never had any interest in Forgotten Realms, but I've since discovered that the 1e Forgotten Realms is actually pretty cool, and I've been having a lot of fun adapting RM to run my next...

Who is going to force you to use @FrogReaver's system against your will?