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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8335414" data-attributes="member: 7030755">A premise in dnd is that the dm creates and plays the world, putting in a lot of work behind the scenes.  They are also responsible for the pacing and fairness of the game, at least more so than the players.  There might even be an expectation that they be entertaining.  Players, conversely, must respect the dm prep by playing along, to a certain degree.But I wonder if we can reject that whole premise by using tools and sensibilities from other games.  The dm can become more of a player than the mastermind behind the screen, and in fact you don't even need a screen because its not the dms job to fudge dice for the purpose of a narrative.  In front of the dm, instead of a plot, would be tools for improvising.  And the dm could say to the players, look, I don't know exactly what's in that ruined castle, but let's figure it out together.  "Play to see what happens."</blockquote>