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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wednesday Boy" data-source="post: 6005148" data-attributes="member: 53678">I would suggest including a question about the tone of the game (grim/depressing, serious, hopeful, high adventure/heroics, lighthearted, humorous, etc.).  Some of the options on Question 1 touch on this but you could have two players who both want a sci-fi game but differ drastically on the specific game they want because one wants a lighthearted, high adventure sci-fi game and the other wants a grim sci-fi game. And I like surveys, so I'll answer too!  Sci-fi, fantasy, historical (specifically I'd love to play in a western), and post-apocalyptic.  Story, character growth, and plotting are my favorites but I like some troubleshooting and action too.  Absolutely!  I LOVE gaming homework!  I've never liked the GNS theory because it seems overly simplified.  But I'd say I'm Narrativist 40, Gamist 30, and Simulationist 30.  Involvement and investment by both the players and the GM.  The GM needs to do solid prep work but the players need to bring more to the table than just reacting to the GM.  Not including the GM, 3-4.  I find more than that and there's not enough time for each player to shine and contribute.  Less than that and there's not enough ingredients in the soup.  Designated GM.  I think it should be realistically challenging.  If the PCs get themselves in way over their head, it should be fantastically challenging.  If they PCs don't bite off more than they can chew it should be challenging but not over the top.  Yep.  I don't like save of die type of death but I think without the threat of death the tension and drama of dangerous situations is lost.  I think the GM should give the player all of the information that the PC would know but I hate it when the GM (or other players) give me hints.  It feels like cheating to me.  If I can't come up with a solution on my own I'd rather fail.  I personally don't like playing other people's characters because it's too much to handle and I would slow the game down to much.  If another player or the GM wants to play the character that's cool with me but if not I prefer to write them out of the session until next time.   Both.  I like the GM to prepare plots and things that are happening in the world but allow the players and characters to decide if and how to react to them.  I like to skip stuff that isn't vital to the story or characters.  I'm not sure what this mean.  I like talking about the game in my off time.</blockquote>

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