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Dungeon World is a heroic fantasy game mixing old school aesthetics and cutting edge game design based on the Apocalypse World system. In Dungeon World the narrative always drives the mechanics allowing players to focus on being their characters first and the GM on building and adjudicating the world.

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Can a druid use Spirit Tongue to speak to magical creatures and monsters?

Spirit Tongue The grunts, barks, chirps, and calls of the creatures of the wild are as language to you. You can understand any animal native to your land or akin to one whose essence you have studied …
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Are HP part of the fiction, or part of the meta?

This rules text covers a lot of what you're asking (Harm and Healing, P.21): Damage is dealt based on the fiction. Moves that deal damage, like hack and slash, are just a special case of this: the …
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How can damage to a Ranger's animal companion be handled?

So in our last session of Dungeon World the Ranger's animal companion came under direct attack by a PC. The pet in question is a huge 'eagle' called Trace. We're sure it's actually a disguised dragon …
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Should I worry about players abusing the Know-It-All move?

Let's have another look at the Know-It-All move (emphasis mine). Know-It-All When another player’s character comes to you for advice and you tell them what you think is best, they get +1 forward when …
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Should I tell the players the exact stats of monsters they fight?

Short Answer The characters don't know, so there's no need to tell their players. But why's that? Your GM principles should give you your answer here: Address the characters, not the players. Be …
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How often should I plan for the players to make camp?

You've said it yourself: Go with the fiction If they decide they need to camp for a night then sure, ask them to mark off rations and decide their watch order. If they're spending the night in an i …
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How can I politely handle a GM who doesn't appear to 'get' how Dungeon World works?

My gaming group recently decided that our next game was going to be Dungeon World, GMed by my flatmate who I will refer to as Bob. Bob has played a one-shot of DW with myself as GM in the past and h …
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