{"id":1942,"date":"2008-10-15T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2008-10-21T22:48:41","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T03:48:41","slug":"gm-advicegaming-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=1942","title":{"rendered":"GM Advice:Gaming Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Talking about gaming systems is a lot like talking about operating systems. There is a certain fervor in the discussion that always seems incongruous to me. <\/p>\n

I want to turn the GM advice thing around this time and see what everyone else is playing, and why. I talked about what I look for in a roleplaying game and solicited advice in a post<\/a> way back at the beginning of this year. That made for fascinating reading, and I kind of wanted to return to the well for another drought of that. <\/p>\n

It seems like a majority of gamers begin with one of the major systems (probably a version or variant of D&D) and then graduate to one of the more specialized systems once they learn about the game and discover what parts they enjoy most. Some people latch onto a system and play it until the rulebooks are a part of their DNA. Other people skip from one system to the next with reckless abandon. A lot of this depends on your group, your preferred setting or genre, and (unfortunately) your budget.<\/p>\n

So, a few questions I’m curious about. Just answer the ones that are most interesting to you: <\/p>\n

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  1. What gaming system did you start with when you were learning the game?\n<\/li>\n
  2. What’s your preferred gaming system when you’re running a game?\n<\/li>\n
  3. What system do you prefer as a player? (For some people this is different from #2.)\n<\/li>\n
  4. And because we live in an imperfect world: What system do you actually end up using?\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This answer might get kind of long. I know trackbacks are about as reliable as the Holodeck, so if you answer on your own site please send me an email (shamus at shamusyoung dot com) and I’ll add a link at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n

    Read more here:
    \n    eclecticon<\/a>.
    \n    The Iron Scroll<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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