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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9827812" data-attributes="member: 7035894">I can only speak for myself: over the years I have become increasingly open to developing the world and story through cooperation and consensus, and the game just keeps getting better!I find that, for the most part, players are thrilled to have someone putting in the work and are very appreciative. When they have a character/backstory idea, I try to put aside my own preconceptions and think:1. They obviously were excited enough about this idea to want to share it. 2. How can I accommodate them within the constraints of world stuff that is already in play, even if they don’t know it? 3. If I open my mind a bit, what new story beats could come from this? Fun!Often my response is “Amazing! I love it!” Occasionally it’s “I love the concept; can we tweak it a bit like this, to make it fit better with some other stuff?”What I’ve found is that sessions are a lot more fun because, to a significant degree, the story is unfolding right at the table, taking turns I never anticipated. And that is entertaining for me!</blockquote>