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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8999353" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>I agree, D&amp;D (in its various forms) serves a somewhat different purpose from Dungeon World. As for tying back to the topic of the thread, my feeling is that when I say &quot;The role of the GM in Dungeon World is quite different from that in classic D&amp;D&quot; someone inevitably pushes back and starts trying to tell me they're not actually very different! I get told that the GM is still providing all the fiction, that the GM still has to prepare content, that at the most fundamental level all these games are pretty much the same and often that 'system doesn't matter'. I find that most of the arguments in favor of that view make fundamental assumptions about the relationships between the roles at the table, the characters and the fiction, etc. that are only valid for one subset of games, but get projected onto ALL games as if they are eternal truths. That all being said, I don't think that what most of us are doing (and I say 'most' because I certainly cannot speak for all) is completely different. I'm driving my horse buggy into town, and you're driving your Ford F150 into town, and we might actually have somewhat similar experiences, and even goals, overall. There will be some really big differences though in terms of Dungeon World vs 5e D&amp;D as examples.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8999353, member: 82106"] I agree, D&D (in its various forms) serves a somewhat different purpose from Dungeon World. As for tying back to the topic of the thread, my feeling is that when I say "The role of the GM in Dungeon World is quite different from that in classic D&D" someone inevitably pushes back and starts trying to tell me they're not actually very different! I get told that the GM is still providing all the fiction, that the GM still has to prepare content, that at the most fundamental level all these games are pretty much the same and often that 'system doesn't matter'. I find that most of the arguments in favor of that view make fundamental assumptions about the relationships between the roles at the table, the characters and the fiction, etc. that are only valid for one subset of games, but get projected onto ALL games as if they are eternal truths. That all being said, I don't think that what most of us are doing (and I say 'most' because I certainly cannot speak for all) is completely different. I'm driving my horse buggy into town, and you're driving your Ford F150 into town, and we might actually have somewhat similar experiences, and even goals, overall. There will be some really big differences though in terms of Dungeon World vs 5e D&D as examples. [/QUOTE]

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