Core Gamer Motivations

Boiled down to the raw basics, players in tabletop RPGs want to (1) have a unique character in the group and (2) contribute something rewarding to the game. This is the reason that class-based systems continue to be so successful

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Game Master's Task

As a game master, you want to enable the group creation of a story. Not utter chaos (all player choices) and not your story (railroad tracks) but the balanced push and pull in the middle. Without you, it would be chaos. Without them it would be drab.

About Me

Hi, my name is Andrew Trese. I'm a career game master of over 20 years. As a game developer myself, my experience is mostly in my own games, but I believe the theory of game mastering and enabling an entertaining space in which to create stories with your friends is systemless. That is the art of game mastering.

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