Gamist / Narrativist / Simulationist?

[CRGreathouse]

So, which style of play do you lean towards?

While unlike tom i have no problems catagorizing myself, I don't find any of the terms to fit. I'm casually simulationist -- I enjoy making the world believable and 'rich' even in ways I doubt players will notice -- but that's not the primary reason I play or design my world.

I would have chosen Gamist before reading the article, but after reading I wouldn't dream of it. D&D is one of my few escapes from an otherwise highly-competitive life for me. I don't find myself competing with either the NPCs or the other PCs.

I disavow any trait (taint? ) of the narrativist perspective.

 

[ced1106]

I'm a GM, principally for Paranoia and Call of Cthulhu.

I guess that my style of play, then, would be "sadist".


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^

 

[Ashtal]

whimpers softly

No ... not here ... not GNS ... NO!

snaps ... and runs off screaming into the woods!

 

[hong]

Like, GNS is sooo 20th century, d00d.

I have lately been enamoured of the classification scheme promulgated by Robin Laws in his GMing book, Robin's Laws of Good Gaming. IMO it's a much more meaningful and useful way of putting people into little buckets, if you like that sort of thing.

I may put a poll up, actually.

Edit: and here it is!
http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40722