Welcome back to the weekly Tabletop Games thread! This thread is where we can talk about all kinds of RPGs, card games, board games, etc. Whether you gather around a physical table in the real world, or use a virtual space to play with friends who may live far away from you, this is where you can discuss your favorites, ask for and/or receive recommendations, recap your recent adventures, or even find some people to play games with!

Discussion Prompt: We may have talked about this topic before, but Ginny Di had a recent video about different DM styles. Ginny talks about 6 different styles of being a game master:

• The Vibe-Checker: a DM who treats the rules as loose guidelines; more likely to make a judgement call about what feels right rather than look up specific mid-game
• The Rules Sage: someone who sticks as closely as possible to the rules as written for their games
• The Novelist: a DM who prioritizes telling a coherent story with a satisfying emotional payoff for the characters
• The Taxi Driver: someone who prioritizes player agency and is quick to adapt their story based on where the players want to go
• The Tinkerer: a DM who loves to homebrew and alter the rules to better suit their own needs
• The Immersionist: someone who likes to use props, character voices, background music, etc to make the players feel like they’re actually in the world

Which of these styles (or which combination) best describes you as a DM? And do you think there are styles missing from Ginny’s list?

If you would like to suggest a prompt or contribute a write-up or discussion topic of your own, let me know in the comments!