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Message: <blockquote data-quote="emergent" data-source="post: 588827" data-attributes="member: 8929">Recently, my players and I have been having a discussion about a stringent, rules heavy playing style vs. a looser style, where there is some winging it for dramatic effect.  My players have told me that, while they would like a more dramatic cinematic style, they are uncomfortable with me winging things.  Apparently, and mostly unwittingly, I have established my game as rules-heavy and rather deadly.  Although only one PC has died in a year of gaming, there have been lots of close calls.  Some of that is because I certainly want to keep the risk factor involved, because I have been trying to create the sense of a big world, one in which the PC's are not necessarily at the center of things, and where lots of different people with lots of different agendas interact.But in so doing, I have created a game high on rules and a little short on drama.  My players are decidedly uncomfortable with me winging things out of (I guess) fear of getting killed and/or fear of partiality on my part.  Anything not immediately codified by the rules makes them nervous.  I think this limits their perceived avenues and creativity as well, because they are afraid of doing anything not easily rules codified.I kinda feel like I have painted myself into a corner here, as this is not the sort of game I had intended to run.  I am not a rules guy; I am more of an idea guy.  If anyone has any thoughts, suggestions, or similar stories, I would be grateful to hear them.Thanks!</blockquote>

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