Discussion Episode 17: Player & GM Authority
Posted in Discussions, Non-Actual Play on March 14th, 2010 by Kevin WeiserThe crew sits down to discuss the big issue we’ve been avoiding for the entire time this podcast has been around: Player and GM Authority. We break down the different kinds of authority and cite examples of how different games use them. Then we discuss how the traditional model of authority (most of it being in the hands of the GM) can cause problems.
Relevant Links
- Renato Ramonda (who’s name I butchered, sorry!)
- DRYH Italian
- Forge Thread about Authority
- Weapons of the Gods
- Dungeon Master’s Guide
- Gygaxian Lexicography
- Rule Zero
- Knights of the Dinner Table
- Shadowrun
- Burning Wheel
- Burning Empires
- Moldvey Basic
- The Czege Principal
- Soggy Cracker
- Polaris
- Grey Ranks
- Zombie Cinema
- Capes
- Wild Talents
- DOOM
- Marathon
- GNS
- In Nomine
- Shared Fantasy
- Ron Edwards Brain Damage
- Arcana Evolved
- Mutants and Masterminds
- Massive hero lists for Mutants and Masterminds
- Batman/Superman: Public Enemies
- FreeMarket
- FATE
- Spirit of the Century
- Dresden Files RPG
- Diaspora
- Starblazer Adventures
- Traveller
Crunchy Bits!
- Discussion Episode 17: Player and GM Authority 1 Hour
- Intro and Outro music provided by Oh Possum.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/z4tynjcygxc/TWE_Discussion17_Authority.mp3