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<blockquote data-quote="Riley37" data-source="post: 7617953" data-attributes="member: 6786839"><p>IMO this passage right here shows BRG turning from what someone else thinks *should* work, to what *does* work in actual practice. I respect that. I have a different personality and different players, so maybe the turning point between "this works" and "this doesn't work" falls differently for me; but BRG was right to recognize that for his purposes, and his players, he had passed that turning point.</p><p></p><p>When there is a dogma such as "more elaborate narration is ALWAYS and NECESSARILY better", and one pushes back against that dogma, one can end up pushing back so hard that one ends up with an opposite dogma of "less is always better"; which might also be wrong. If the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle (exact balance varying by table) then one can end up pushing back *all the way past the sweet spot*. BRG, I have a concern - from this thread, and from others - that you might fall into such a pattern of over-reaction. But without actually sitting at your table, I cannot fairly and confidently make strong conclusions, or pass judgement, beyond "sounds like BRG's table is not my cup of tea". Instead I must tip my hat to your rejection of overly elaborate narration, when overly elaborate narration got in the way, and you found that you could have more fun at your table by dialing back on narration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley37, post: 7617953, member: 6786839"] IMO this passage right here shows BRG turning from what someone else thinks *should* work, to what *does* work in actual practice. I respect that. I have a different personality and different players, so maybe the turning point between "this works" and "this doesn't work" falls differently for me; but BRG was right to recognize that for his purposes, and his players, he had passed that turning point. When there is a dogma such as "more elaborate narration is ALWAYS and NECESSARILY better", and one pushes back against that dogma, one can end up pushing back so hard that one ends up with an opposite dogma of "less is always better"; which might also be wrong. If the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle (exact balance varying by table) then one can end up pushing back *all the way past the sweet spot*. BRG, I have a concern - from this thread, and from others - that you might fall into such a pattern of over-reaction. But without actually sitting at your table, I cannot fairly and confidently make strong conclusions, or pass judgement, beyond "sounds like BRG's table is not my cup of tea". Instead I must tip my hat to your rejection of overly elaborate narration, when overly elaborate narration got in the way, and you found that you could have more fun at your table by dialing back on narration. [/QUOTE]
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