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<blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 8650763" data-attributes="member: 16586">Considering a game like Apocalypse World, Monsterhearts or Stonetop I think we should take a holistic view of the fundamental structure of play (which Apocalypse World calls the conversation), the game's agenda, it's GM and player principles (Blades in the Dark calls them best practices), and its processes and mechanics. All are part of a cohesive game design.From my perspective principles / best practices add an additional layer of accountability above and beyond the agenda, play structure and mechanics. They do not replace the need for any of the above. Apocalypse World calls upon its GM to :<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">always say what honesty demands</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">always say what the rules demands</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">always say what your principles demands</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">always say what your prep demands</li>
</ul>Principles largely speak to thought process - what concerns should shape the judgement calls we are called upon to make over the course of play. I keep a printout of my GMing principles on hand to use for post mortems and to elicit feedback from players as to how well I am holding up to my end. For a game like Blades that also has principles / best practices for players I also will provide feedback on how well they are meeting the standards set forth for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Campbell, post: 8650763, member: 16586"] Considering a game like Apocalypse World, Monsterhearts or Stonetop I think we should take a holistic view of the fundamental structure of play (which Apocalypse World calls the conversation), the game's agenda, it's GM and player principles (Blades in the Dark calls them best practices), and its processes and mechanics. All are part of a cohesive game design. From my perspective principles / best practices add an additional layer of accountability above and beyond the agenda, play structure and mechanics. They do not replace the need for any of the above. Apocalypse World calls upon its GM to : [LIST] [*]always say what honesty demands [*]always say what the rules demands [*]always say what your principles demands [*]always say what your prep demands [/LIST] Principles largely speak to thought process - what concerns should shape the judgement calls we are called upon to make over the course of play. I keep a printout of my GMing principles on hand to use for post mortems and to elicit feedback from players as to how well I am holding up to my end. For a game like Blades that also has principles / best practices for players I also will provide feedback on how well they are meeting the standards set forth for them. [/QUOTE]

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