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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 8683299" data-attributes="member: 16814">&quot;Fun&quot; is something all play has, really, if it's what people want to play.&nbsp; I think you mean a bit lighter, and I think there that it's more a matter of how you flavor the adversity.&nbsp; I mean, look at the source material for the setting tropes -- the characters there certainly have some serious setbacks and adversity.&nbsp; Firefly is almost exactly what a FitD game is supposed to deliver and the suffering applied to the PCs in that show was certainly coming to a middle.&nbsp; But it's not &quot;maiming, and brutality&quot; it someone that the PCs care about put under serious threat and pressure.&nbsp; So tone is a big deal.&nbsp; Letting off the gas, though, will result in some lackluster outcomes.&nbsp; This is probably the largest single hurdle to overcome as a GM of these games -- you are not neutral, and you are rarely ever the source of good news.&nbsp; Your job is to put these characters through the wringer.&nbsp; You're a fan of the PCs, and that really means wanting to see what they do under pressure.&nbsp; No one is a fan of John McClaine getting donuts and watching TV.&nbsp; They're a fan of John McClaine when he's beaten, bloody, down to his last bullet, and against desperate odds.&nbsp; That's what &quot;be a fan of the PCs&quot; means.&nbsp; It means you want to put them in those moments and see what they do.&nbsp; This not-adversarial-but-source-of-adversity position as the GM is different than how you usually get encouraged to run more Trad games, like 5e.&nbsp; It's a different mindset.&nbsp; This is part of why I say don't worry about PC side things.&nbsp; That's theirs.&nbsp; Your job is to put them in a bad spot, see what develops from there.&nbsp; If they fail, they fail, the game still goes on to seeing what they do about failure.&nbsp; If they get beat up real bad, that's fine, we get to see what they do now.&nbsp; If the stress out, get a trauma (or whatever the specific version of play calls it), and fail, no big, we're here to see what they then do about that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 8683299, member: 16814"] "Fun" is something all play has, really, if it's what people want to play. I think you mean a bit lighter, and I think there that it's more a matter of how you flavor the adversity. I mean, look at the source material for the setting tropes -- the characters there certainly have some serious setbacks and adversity. Firefly is almost exactly what a FitD game is supposed to deliver and the suffering applied to the PCs in that show was certainly coming to a middle. But it's not "maiming, and brutality" it someone that the PCs care about put under serious threat and pressure. So tone is a big deal. Letting off the gas, though, will result in some lackluster outcomes. This is probably the largest single hurdle to overcome as a GM of these games -- you are not neutral, and you are rarely ever the source of good news. Your job is to put these characters through the wringer. You're a fan of the PCs, and that really means wanting to see what they do under pressure. No one is a fan of John McClaine getting donuts and watching TV. They're a fan of John McClaine when he's beaten, bloody, down to his last bullet, and against desperate odds. That's what "be a fan of the PCs" means. It means you want to put them in those moments and see what they do. This not-adversarial-but-source-of-adversity position as the GM is different than how you usually get encouraged to run more Trad games, like 5e. It's a different mindset. This is part of why I say don't worry about PC side things. That's theirs. Your job is to put them in a bad spot, see what develops from there. If they fail, they fail, the game still goes on to seeing what they do about failure. If they get beat up real bad, that's fine, we get to see what they do now. If the stress out, get a trauma (or whatever the specific version of play calls it), and fail, no big, we're here to see what they then do about that. [/QUOTE]

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