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The first published RPG I ran was Fighting Fantasy. My most memorable event was sitting around an outdoor table at school during lunch. We would have been 11 - 12 years old. One of the players decided his character was taking a leak while exploring a dungeon. An orc rushed in, chopped his ahem...

Yep. If I'm running a game where common D&Dism apply, I'll tell the players anything they know as players is likely common knowledge in the world -- but to note that not everything that is considered common knowledge is necessary 100% correct, thus leaving a bit of room for mixing some things...

OK, but that's a reason to have a problem with railroading GMs, not player-skill GMs. I have little time for the idea rules can protect you from bad behaviour. Further, as mentioned earlier, as far as I'm concerned, it's the fact that the participants are able to make judgements about outcomes...

I think the extreme character skill people don't want GMs arbitrating at all -- the mechanics are there for that and the GM is just there to help facilitate the mechanics. Neutral doesn't really come into it, because they're not making decisions in the first place, just following the program...

I use those phrases. I would also say that it is because I use them I personally consider it so critical to establish a common framework, and to respond reasonably and with an open mind when players question their understanding of the situation or a ruling I've made. I agree with this. Players...

OK, so we pretty much agree, it seems. But, in that case, I can't see why you think a "player skill" focused game is different to any other in this regard. The only basis for saying a player skill is really just about "learning to play the GM" is if you ignore that learning to work together and...

You call it learning to play the GM. I describe it as establishing a shared understanding and expectations. I consider this a critical component of any successful game and it works both ways -- it's not just about the players understanding the GM, but the GM understanding the players, their...

This is very easy to assert, but how are you arriving at the conclusion that someone gets screwed any time a mistake is made? Why are there no options to discuss a situation, question things that don't makes sense or otherwise take steps such that no one gets unreasonably screwed? If I, as GM...

That hasn't been my experience at all. Both my adult players and my pre-teen nieces and nephews have learned through doing, through consistent action and consequence. I've had one player out of around 15 - 20 in my OSRish games who didn't particularly enjoy the style of play and moved on, but...

Yeah, some people definitely have found it confusing. People will, in the future, continue to be confused if there is a product called Traveller5 (which is formally considered the fifth edition of Traveller) and another product called Traveller 5e (which is not the fifth edition of Traveller)...

What's confusing for me is that if you are talking about 5e on the Citizens of the Imperium forum, or with anyone else who already knows about Traveller, then they are likely to assume Traveller 5e means T5/Traveller5 -- the "5e version" that already exists. On a D&D-centric forum, 5e may be...

Yeah, to be very clear I have no issues with this product existing. If there are people out there who want it, and someone who wants to make it, then they should go for it. I'm bemused only by the name, as it's hyper D&D-centric and easily confused with T5.

To be clearer then, it implies to me that with respect to this product they're completely uninterested in existing Traveller fans and are only interested in the D&D market. The existing success with and support of various existing Traveller products only makes this particular decision regarding...

I feel the need to point out that Traveller 5e is a thing that already exists. This is a version of Traveller based on the 5th edition of D&D, which is different thing. I understand that this is a D&D-centric forum and the term 5e gets thrown about a lot with the understanding that it refers to...

Since this was posted in the D&D forum, my answer is treasure.

My current list of planned games, including only the ones I'm most serious about: Ars Magica in the Levant The Enemy Within (WFRP 4e) Planet-hopping, scifi adaption of Masks of Nyarlathotep using EABA Mythras Planescape Mythras Al Qadim Possibly revisting Mythras Dark Sun Rolemaster Dark Space...

Someone may have already mentioned this, but I find the Alexandrian's hexcrawl system to be amazing for actually creating a sense of exploration and navigating (literally and figuratively) the unknown. The use of landmarks as the primary navigation tools works brilliantly. Making tracks one of...

If I'm making it myself, I'm more of a steak sandwich man, myself. Hot mustard Vintage cheddar Streaky bacon Hot Hungarian salami Tomato Pickled onion Scotch fillet (ribeye) Egg BBQ sauce Turkish roll or toast When I am ordering a burger, I'm always happy to find a place that offers...

I would have to assume the saloon in the Western was another contemporary influence.