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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8233529" data-attributes="member: 6901101">There is nothing about this statement that I disagree with. But, in all of my examples, flaws do not present themselves until gameplay occurs. That is the case for most games I know; the GM thinks something is good, but winds up being so-so or blah. And the reverse can also happen, one the GM thought would be blasé turns out really fun. And then the majority turn out as expected. It is those unexpected events that occur during play that can help a GM stretch or relearn some skills. And many of those occur running an AP as opposed to one's own material. One's own material generally doesn't have as many unexpected situations.All of this falls under the assumption that the GM is omniscient and can accurately predict everything. Which a quick glance through any of these posts on this site often proves otherwise. If you don't accept the premise that an AP might have more circumstances in game than an event/notes/campaign written by the GM running the table, then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Because my entire claim rests on this idea. I do appreciate your viewpoint though. Thank you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Christian, post: 8233529, member: 6901101"] There is nothing about this statement that I disagree with. But, in all of my examples, flaws do not present themselves until gameplay occurs. That is the case for most games I know; the GM thinks something is good, but winds up being so-so or blah. And the reverse can also happen, one the GM thought would be blasé turns out really fun. And then the majority turn out as expected. It is those unexpected events that occur during play that can help a GM stretch or relearn some skills. And many of those occur running an AP as opposed to one's own material. One's own material generally doesn't have as many unexpected situations. All of this falls under the assumption that the GM is omniscient and can accurately predict everything. Which a quick glance through any of these posts on this site often proves otherwise. If you don't accept the premise that an AP might have more circumstances in game than an event/notes/campaign written by the GM running the table, then I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Because my entire claim rests on this idea. I do appreciate your viewpoint though. Thank you. [/QUOTE]

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