And of course Fate Points in WFRP (took me a while, thought you might be referencing Fate) saving you from whatever.

I'm not avoiding writing up these interviews and analysis...

I'm looking forward to sketching out what sort of empire it was.

And semi mystic giant stags. And a wolfkin pack that was led by one of the characters grandmother. Felt a little weird but also liberating. My questions for the other group I'm running will be how the dragon empire changed the party of the world from which their characters hail. 2/3

To be fair, I do feel more comfortable letting players change the world if there's a defined way to do it. Starting some Dragonbane with my mates and I've taken their answers to some background questions as part of the world. Our version has racist dwarfs, gangster halflings, and stone dragons 1/3

See, games I've heard of and even may have some iteration of but haven't yet read (looks at folders of pdf shame). I'd not connected "having prepared that thing in my bag" with "changing the world" but it is if you're used to a game where you have whatever is written on your sheet. Thanks

I've not seen a game where there are mechanics to do that, could you give me an example of one please? I might have seen but just can't remember...

Do we need mechanics for adding things to a game setting? Isn't that part of play (or role) rather than game?

Dwarves are from Birmingham (city of 1000 trades) or the Black Country (foundries, mining).

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I read this as "doggy civil servants"

I am!

We all play our own way, and the two players who are new to rpg (both DnD widows) seem to be more keen on discussing what to ask the npc than actually asking the npc, but they tell me they're enjoying the game, which is all that matters

Sneak rolls on the trot so we stopped at a cliff hanger, but no Aodhan the next game because he got his robe caught on a spyke bush, shouted that he hadn't seen once for years, then stayed out of the fight he'd just alerted while he studied the flora. Lucky they had a replacement mage that day /end

I rarely know who I'll get each session, if something happens they've got to deal, plus one of the non social workers is less reliable than the others, so it keeps me on my feet - guarding the donkey can very quickly become charging in to save the day (or vice versa like when Aodhan failed two 1/2

But our sessions are a little under two hours every four weeks because they happen during work hours (wellbeing is important) so we never get very far during the session because I'm a dawdler of a player/gm.

Currently 2, advertised up front due to playing with social workers who have to do their job sometimes. Toyed with having the characters mysteriously slipping into a non interactive state, the reason for which we would discover together during the game.

Forgot the alt text:
Pope Leo(I think) cradling a microphone in both hands, eyes closed, looking like he's singing

Why does my mind go to "dark milk of the woods" today?