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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 9241481" data-attributes="member: 20564">I am forced more system monogamous then I would like, but personally enjoy many different systems.Short story: many of my players and most of my DMs are D&amp;D 5e focused.&nbsp; So we play a lot more of that than anything else.The more I see other systems and get exposed to the philosophies behind them, the better it makes me at RPGs.&nbsp; Just like being both a player and a GM regularly makes you better at both of them because you actually understand the viewpoint of the &quot;other side of the table&quot;.I feel that different systems bring very different feels as supported by mechanics and guidelines, and very different stakes.&nbsp; (Yes, you can play anything with any rules.&nbsp; I am specifically talking about being supported by the rules, as opposed to by GM fiat.)I sometimes hit into issues discussing other games here at ENworld, where people with good intentions read rules for other games through the lens of only knowing a single game, and come away with distorted visions of what play in those games is like.&nbsp; Or try to run it like that (esp. &quot;forever DMs&quot;) and then come away feeling they understand it and disliking it.&nbsp; Especially when you get &quot;DMs have absolute authorial power&quot; in systems that mechanically shares that to players as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 9241481, member: 20564"] I am forced more system monogamous then I would like, but personally enjoy many different systems. Short story: many of my players and most of my DMs are D&D 5e focused. So we play a lot more of that than anything else. The more I see other systems and get exposed to the philosophies behind them, the better it makes me at RPGs. Just like being both a player and a GM [I]regularly[/I] makes you better at both of them because you actually understand the viewpoint of the "other side of the table". I feel that different systems bring very different feels as supported by mechanics and guidelines, and very different stakes. (Yes, you can play anything with any rules. I am [U]specifically[/U] talking about being supported by the rules, as opposed to by GM fiat.) I sometimes hit into issues discussing other games here at ENworld, where people with good intentions read rules for other games through the lens of only knowing a single game, and come away with distorted visions of what play in those games is like. Or try to run it like that (esp. "forever DMs") and then come away feeling they understand it and disliking it. Especially when you get "DMs have absolute authorial power" in systems that mechanically shares that to players as well. [/QUOTE]

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