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Ever Disappointing
May 4, 2004

Is the basic Bard supposed to be able to target themselves with their magic songs?

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Ever Disappointing
May 4, 2004

I haven't posted but I am absolutely interested in that. I have run PbtA games a handful of times (2 sessions of DW and 2 of The Sprawl) with some successes and some horrendous failures and would love to learn how to build on my basics. I have found two specific things I don't know how to deal with well: players who don't push themselves to be creative and players who are unhappy with my penalties and want more control over the narrative than I am prepared for

Ever Disappointing
May 4, 2004

Alright, I signed up for the GM Camp. If there are too many players at this point I'm okay with just watching, too.

I thought of another thing I hope is addressed during the camp so I'll bring it up now. I really hope we see good applications of the different ranges in combat. I had a lot of trouble determining how to make them matter/work, especially in Theater of the Mind style play.

Ever Disappointing
May 4, 2004

Pollyanna posted:

Players also have a habit of butting in immediately as something resolves and also acting independently, so IMO it’s important to take your time as you’re responding to player moves. I know you all want to act but lemme throw the ball to you when I’m ready!!!

I've found that this is incredibly frustrating, even in non-DW games.

Ever Disappointing
May 4, 2004

I'm ready. I had a really bad time trying to run a DW game back in February and it's scared me off trying to run games since then. :(

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