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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

In the hallway example where all things are equal I'd put it to a die roll or coin flip as to which way the target goes.

I would let the player choose for the character in that situation. IMHO, its good to have the player involved. Even if in a different...

Yeah, I understand that. However, I don't think the word "evil" should be bandied about unless you can bring the receipts.

« Something » in this case being substituting their judgment for that of the person actually playing the character.

The problem here is "matter" does a lot of work. I personally don't think "matter" should be "other players have the right to police...

If you want to play a character as smart as you are, pick an appropriate Intelligence. There can be room for disagreement, but when...

A lot of times people want choices, but only good ones.

Above all, we try to be a jolly show. I think the world could do with a little more cheerfulness right now.

The genuine problem you can run into in a few cases if you've over-emphasized the players choosing their own path is that their reaction...

It's BS that a GM not only has to plan for a session, but also plan for the contingency that the players might find the session boring...

Let's see... For Abrogate, the way I like to run it is that each opponent within the Immortal's Divine Aura has either their most...

They should release it along with some other movie and sell dual tickets as