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I was being specific. What does "improving the game" mean if it doesn't mean "play"?

::citation needed::

From a mechanical perspective, that's pretty easily debunked.

The idea that DH has somehow failed in its design because of moderately limited choices in character development is interesting given how popular OSR games are with essentially NO options. My issue with character classes in DH isn't how limited in options they are; it's how specific they are...

I'm not sure "important" is the right word here. Important to whom?

OP is really uncomfortable talking about himself in the third person.

Hell, OP doesn't even necessarily think his thesis is correct...

I would say that you are making a distinction without a difference with regards to your use of "aimed" or not here. if You watched vampire and Bourne movies to "make the game better" you were in fact "aiming" that prep at the experience at the table. What else could "make the game better" mean...

That first season of TNG. Man, if Farpoint had not been so good, that show would have lasted half a season.

I tried Dungeon Crawler Carl. I did. It just did not resonate with me. But I guess some people really want to see it made into a TTRPG: Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable

OP is me, BTW. SO are you saying in the post I quoted that you emant the focus should be on your list (world building etc) at the table, rather than the experience of play? I am having a hard time parsing your hypothetical argument.

"99 percent" feels like way too high a number. I do about an hour of prep for a 4 hour session, so that is 20% for me as GM. For players, one guesses very close to 100% is spent at the table. it certainly isn't spent learning their characters or the rules...

I am not sure this follows. The thesis is that as you do your prep -- world building, creating NPCs, etc... -- you do so with a mind toward how they affect play as your primary driving force. The thesis does not imply not doing that kind of preparation; it demands that kind of preparation is...

If you are starting from that premise, there really isn't much to discuss.

I am not sure Shadowdark is the right game for what you are looking for.

It is interesting but I would prefer if it was not turned into a joke, beer and preztles game. Honestly think @Autumnal should come out of retirement to develop it and I'll be lead!

Note that this isn't the same thing as a work being challenging. Challenging is okay, but it still has to be good. A great example for me is the second season of Andor: those first few episodes are slow and challenging but they aren't in any way bad. they ask something of you as a viewer, and...

If a show or game or book or comic series or whatever has a delay to "when it gets good" I am OUT. No, I will not play 20 hours of a bad game in order to get to the good game. i do not have that kind of time.

The 5E noobs level up!

Allow me to whine briefly: I am 50 and have been surveying for over 25 years. I recently completed my Civil Engineering degree and have now failed the Professional Engineer exam twice. Ugh. Ugh I say. Now back to your regularly scheduled thread.