Comments on: Let the Fun Happen

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Sat, 09 May 2015 01:24:10 +0000

@Murky Master: I’ve told a lot of GM’s over the years to not worry about your ideas drying up or saving your best stuff for “later”. Creativity begets more creativity. You will always have another awesome idea so long as you don’t worry about having another awesome idea.
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By: Murky Master

Murky Master — Fri, 08 May 2015 19:18:55 +0000

Wonderful article. I am always forgetting this advice, mostly I think due to fear of being out of control.

That fear comes up strongest for me when my player(s) are looking at me like “and then what happens” and I’m not sure what the answer is. Then, when I DO suddenly come up with a plot, I don’t want to let any part of it go for fear I’ll run out of ideas again. Also, when I’m giving into fatigue, I don’t want to “make moves that open up fantastic new move choices” like Johnn said up there, because I don’t want to have to keep running. Maybe that why we call it “running” because its somewhat like a marathon, one step after another for a long, long time.

But, when the GM and Players are having fun, the finish line become kind of a bummer, and not a respite.
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By: Colin Dowling

Colin Dowling — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 19:23:50 +0000

Trust the GM, never trust a genie…

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:12:54 +0000

Good point Johnn. Try to open more doors then close and all that.
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By: Johnn Four

Johnn Four — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 18:12:45 +0000

Great advice, John. This reminds me of the book Infinite Games by James Carse.

The goal of an infinite game is to make moves that keep the game going. Make moves that open up fantastic new move choices.
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