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<blockquote data-quote="Theory of Games" data-source="post: 9678381" data-attributes="member: 7042201"><p>You are a saint. I normally run what I want BUT sometimes I'll check with players if I have a few options</p><p></p><p>Oh I always have an agenda when I run games: Slam the PCs! I realized decades ago that the harder I make the campaign, the more the players like it. Many players want a challenge, not a cakewalk IME</p><p></p><p>Everybody changes systems, but doing it after you start a campaign is different, yeah.</p><p></p><p>Agreed on campaigns, but "long" is very subjective. If I can squeeze it all into 8-12 months, that's a win. The key is a fast pace IME.</p><p></p><p>Agreed also on Dragonborn. Never let one in a game I ran. Same with Monks. I run a lot of superhero ttrpgs and the PCs can be ridiculous on the power level, but I try to say yes unless the PC just breaks the game.</p><p></p><p>I wish I had a co-GM like that. Most players refuse to run anything except one character. Is that selfish? IMO you're doing it right by running one session then deciding if everything works. I'm trying that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" data-smilie="22"data-shortname="(y)" /> </p><p></p><p>Very well said<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" data-smilie="22"data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>I don't think you should, but I don't run long campaigns. And I GM online 100% now so after Session 0 and Character Creation if I don't get things going at a good pace, I'll lose players. That and if I stop after a month and assess the system, I can lose players. Any pause online can cause players to stray so I have to assess a new system on-the-fly. It's just the nature of the beast </p><p></p><p>Even with a new system?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Theory of Games, post: 9678381, member: 7042201"] You are a saint. I normally run what I want BUT sometimes I'll check with players if I have a few options Oh I always have an agenda when I run games: Slam the PCs! I realized decades ago that the harder I make the campaign, the more the players like it. Many players want a challenge, not a cakewalk IME Everybody changes systems, but doing it after you start a campaign is different, yeah. Agreed on campaigns, but "long" is very subjective. If I can squeeze it all into 8-12 months, that's a win. The key is a fast pace IME. Agreed also on Dragonborn. Never let one in a game I ran. Same with Monks. I run a lot of superhero ttrpgs and the PCs can be ridiculous on the power level, but I try to say yes unless the PC just breaks the game. I wish I had a co-GM like that. Most players refuse to run anything except one character. Is that selfish? IMO you're doing it right by running one session then deciding if everything works. I'm trying that (y) Very well said(y) I don't think you should, but I don't run long campaigns. And I GM online 100% now so after Session 0 and Character Creation if I don't get things going at a good pace, I'll lose players. That and if I stop after a month and assess the system, I can lose players. Any pause online can cause players to stray so I have to assess a new system on-the-fly. It's just the nature of the beast Even with a new system? [/QUOTE]
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