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How does your favourite game ease the GM job ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works to c/rpg@ttrpg.network

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I keep reading over various internets communities, how being a GM is hard, how player are ungrateful spoiled kids, and how much GM struggles.

So which games have tools/mechanics to ease the GM job, and which are these.

For this discussion I would focus on the game itself, rather than on method used by groups.

Even though I feel like I know some answers, judging how active the community is at the moment, I try to open that thread and may-be a few others to keep the /c/ alive

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[–] ZDL@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 months ago

Chivalry & Sorcery has had, for its entire history, great tools for planning and laying out a medieval nation. The latest edition's version of this (a sample of which is attached) covers it with a very simple set of tables and definitions.

In addition it has very good information on feudal European history, society, laws, customs, etc. that can be used to inform a GM's campaign setting to give it a sense of verisimilitude. And finally on top of all of this is the influence system (which has been an important piece of C&S since its first edition in 1977) makes it easier to determine NPC relationships and reactions with less of the silly degrees of randomness other games have in their "reaction roll" systems (when they have any guidance of any kind at all, I mean).