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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 7469702" data-attributes="member: 3192">I think it's more applicable to say that improvisation games aren't actually games as they don't including the gaming act within them. Gaming requires the ability to succeed at gaming the game. In other words, there must be an objective inherent within the game design the players can accomplish or fail to accomplish depending upon the actions they take when they manipulate the game design as they seek the game goal(s). In D&amp;D this objective is scoring points like in any other game. The game design manipulated is the hidden design behind the DM screen. And modules are needed design components, a modular component, which has consequences within the over all game's campaign design. As good modules are pre-balanced they can be more readily added than requiring a DM to design their own balanced module beforehand. Hence the need to save time by buying appropriately design balanced monster, dungeon, and treasure books too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 7469702, member: 3192"] I think it's more applicable to say that improvisation games aren't actually games as they don't including the gaming act within them. Gaming requires the ability to succeed at gaming the game. In other words, there must be an objective inherent within the game design the players can accomplish or fail to accomplish depending upon the actions they take when they manipulate the game design as they seek the game goal(s). In D&D this objective is scoring points like in any other game. The game design manipulated is the hidden design behind the DM screen. And modules are needed design components, a modular component, which has consequences within the over all game's campaign design. As good modules are pre-balanced they can be more readily added than requiring a DM to design their own balanced module beforehand. Hence the need to save time by buying appropriately design balanced monster, dungeon, and treasure books too. [/QUOTE]

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