Quote Originally Posted by kyoryu View Post

Like, to me, the starting point about talking about styles of RPG games is three statements:

1. People play RPGs in significantly different ways
2. No way is best, just best for some people
3. Success defines success - if people are having fun, then the game is good, at least for them.

Like, I don't think you can have a productive conversation without acknowledging those things.
Yeah, this is the key to all of these discussions. Frequently, the threads tone loses this aspect.


That said Kyoryu I still "feel" that the Authored vs Emergent is more of a continuum or spectrum as opposed to stand alone boxes. The players and GM shift between these two poles as needed for the scene and event he moment. Therefore, the Authored vs Emergent parts of the game can be very fluid.