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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8165772" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>I think Blades would run just fine with the GM determining all those setting details if the players chose not to offer any suggestions. There's certainly nothing that requires players to contribute to that kind of thing. That probably does come up more in some of the more PC centered elements. </p><p></p><p>One of the guiding principles is for the GM to ask questions of the players about their characters. So if you have a Whisper PC (the kind of wizard or spellcaster class of the setting) and that character uses their ability to Attune to the Ghost Field (the setting's spirit realm which exists alongside the material world) the GM should ask the player what that looks like, and how it works. The mechanics are clear, but the specifics are up to the group to decide. </p><p></p><p>And I've found that starting point for player input is often a nice first step toward more, and that players become more willing to contribute ideas for the setting in broader ways. That smaller PC centric stuff works as an example of how that kind of input can work, and that it doesn't cause the whole setting to come crashing down. This is just another way in which I think this game promotes agency on the part of the players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 8165772, member: 6785785"] I think Blades would run just fine with the GM determining all those setting details if the players chose not to offer any suggestions. There's certainly nothing that requires players to contribute to that kind of thing. That probably does come up more in some of the more PC centered elements. One of the guiding principles is for the GM to ask questions of the players about their characters. So if you have a Whisper PC (the kind of wizard or spellcaster class of the setting) and that character uses their ability to Attune to the Ghost Field (the setting's spirit realm which exists alongside the material world) the GM should ask the player what that looks like, and how it works. The mechanics are clear, but the specifics are up to the group to decide. And I've found that starting point for player input is often a nice first step toward more, and that players become more willing to contribute ideas for the setting in broader ways. That smaller PC centric stuff works as an example of how that kind of input can work, and that it doesn't cause the whole setting to come crashing down. This is just another way in which I think this game promotes agency on the part of the players. [/QUOTE]
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