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<blockquote data-quote="JeffB" data-source="post: 6422069" data-attributes="member: 518">Thanks everyone for the comments/advice.I am a story teller DM first and foremost, and lately just burned out on D&amp;D in its various incarnations....the rules/mechanics/systems are becoming the focus, and I am feeling stale in providing a good adventure/memory for the players (my kids group). Just going through the motions of playing along to the adventure scripts, etc. And it rubs off on the kids for sure.&nbsp; It also affects my prep, and desire to create, and then the sessions suffer even more-so. &nbsp;After spending some time thinking about my goals and what I need to change/approach differently, I remembered that some of the most fun RPG moments I ever had were as a kid when me and my buddies would &quot;play D&amp;D&quot; or &quot;Top Secret&quot; or whatever at school during lunchtime or after school when we had absolutely no dice or rules. It was alot of &quot;heres the sitch....what do you do?......................OK...this is what happens...&quot;.&nbsp; IOW &quot;play to find out what happens&quot;. At any rate, I have found that beginners guide, which was a big help. Sometimes the terminology in DW is not so straightforward, and that document clarifies some things. I plan to pick up the book this week, and give it a try in 2 weeks or so. By all means , please feel free to continue to comment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JeffB, post: 6422069, member: 518"] Thanks everyone for the comments/advice. I am a story teller DM first and foremost, and lately just burned out on D&D in its various incarnations....the rules/mechanics/systems are becoming the focus, and I am feeling stale in providing a good adventure/memory for the players (my kids group). Just going through the motions of playing along to the adventure scripts, etc. And it rubs off on the kids for sure. It also affects my prep, and desire to create, and then the sessions suffer even more-so. After spending some time thinking about my goals and what I need to change/approach differently, I remembered that some of the most fun RPG moments I ever had were as a kid when me and my buddies would "play D&D" or "Top Secret" or whatever at school during lunchtime or after school when we had absolutely no dice or rules. It was alot of "heres the sitch....what do you do?......................OK...this is what happens...". IOW "play to find out what happens". At any rate, I have found that beginners guide, which was a big help. Sometimes the terminology in DW is not so straightforward, and that document clarifies some things. I plan to pick up the book this week, and give it a try in 2 weeks or so. By all means , please feel free to continue to comment. [/QUOTE]

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