Aligning Player & GM Expectations 09/24/2025 Here’s the straight talk: Campaigns thrive when everyone agrees on what kind of fun is on offer, and that only happens when expectations are explicit, visible, and revisited as the game evolves. Why aligning matters When expectations are left unspoken, they don’t disappear—they collide mid-session as arguments over tone, lethality, rules emphasis, or spotlight habits; making them explicit turns friction into focus and empowers better choices about characters, tactics, and roleplay. Clarity also accelerates trust; once it’s clear how rulings, safety, and story framing work, creative risks feel safe and players lean in harder to the story and challenges. The four tools used together I align my table with four complementary tools: a Player Type Survey, a GM Style outline, a TTRPG Preference Matrix, and a post-season/session survey; together they reveal what energizes players, what the GM commits to delivering, and which campaign “dials” sho...
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