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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8953188" data-attributes="member: 177">So, I think all of these are important.&nbsp; But I can see some prioritizing in my playing and running RPGs.When my goal is game-first, I don't reach for an RPG to scratch that itch.&nbsp; I reach for a board or computer game - Gloomhaven, Sentinels of the Multiverse, or the like.&nbsp; The least satisfying RPG sessions I have ever played are ones in which my focus was on the rules of the game, and manipulating them.&nbsp; But in Gloomhaven, that's a highly satisfying session of play.When I'm picking up an RPG, my priorities become mixed and varied between character and story.&nbsp; When I am playing, I probably lean toward character, and allow the GM to worry about the story.&nbsp; When I'm running the game, I lean more to story, in which the players can deal with character.Broadly, I think of rules as the framework through which we get to character and story.&nbsp; I then become kind of system agnostic, on the whole - I'll play virtually any system, and find the characters and stories that system supports.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8953188, member: 177"] So, I think all of these are important. But I can see some prioritizing in my playing and running RPGs. When my goal is game-first, I don't reach for an RPG to scratch that itch. I reach for a board or computer game - Gloomhaven, Sentinels of the Multiverse, or the like. The least satisfying RPG sessions I have ever played are ones in which my focus was on the rules of the game, and manipulating them. But in Gloomhaven, that's a highly satisfying session of play. When I'm picking up an RPG, my priorities become mixed and varied between character and story. When I am playing, I probably lean toward character, and allow the GM to worry about the story. When I'm running the game, I lean more to story, in which the players can deal with character. Broadly, I think of rules as the framework through which we get to character and story. I then become kind of system agnostic, on the whole - I'll play virtually any system, and find the characters and stories that system supports. [/QUOTE]

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