I am a huge fan of EPOCH, Dale Elvy's game of survival horror. In particular, I am a fan of his idea of "Player Activation" - the idea that the total game environment, from system to presentation, needs to foster an interesting and collaborative experience. Dale's advice in the rulebook itself can hardly be faulted, and much of that advice can be ( Read more... )

When Morgue began ruminating about the GMIS, the concept was along the lines that the GM is essentially like a modelling platform - the entire world fits inside their mind, and so they are the arbiter of what is and what is not. This is complicated in many indie games by the conscious de-powering of the GM so that they do not have unilateral fiat ( Read more... )