Recent content by Micah Sweet

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    RPGs that you feel trip over their own cool ideas

    That doesn't seem like a system "tripping over its own feet". It seems like players that aren't completely on board with the intended playstyle.
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    Things traditional defined as magic being treated as technology definitely blurs the line. Heck, the way spellcasting is handled in D&D can be argued to operate like this.
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    From my perspective, that is an uncomfortably narrow definition. We're not going to agree.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    If you choose to use reaction rolls, you're still beholden to the results, even if they lead to a negative conclusion. As a GM I'm fine with that, because all the results available are possible within the setting. I think it should be the same way with Players.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    If my GM wanted to make all my skills rolls so I don't know if how close I was to success or failure, I could get behind that. It would be fun to try out.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    That's how some games I like do it too. That rule from AD&D about having to level before you can try again always rubbed me the wrong way.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    Physical skills don't involve motive.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    The way I see it, the reaction roll exists to ease the burden of the GM and to allow for the unexpected while still having most results go the way you would expect under the circumstances. Both are laudable goals, but serve little purpose for Players who are portraying their characters as...
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    RAW doesn't matter. RAI either, at least in the games I prefer. I truly believe that. What matters is what you and your Players want from the game. I've been very clear about how I interpret the rules and about what I want.
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    Again, what counts as science fiction to you?
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    Where are you getting this frankly outrageous claim from? "More people dislike Star Trek than like it"? Please provide a shred of evidence to support any of your conclusions. You are welcome to feel however you like about Trek, and personally decide what genre you think it is, but you can only...
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    My point is that in-universe, none of that is considered magical. It's science. To me, that makes it science fiction.
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    What is "railroading" to you (as a player)?

    I already capitulated to @Maxperson . I don't care if it's RAW.
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    And even psionics in Trek is considered to have a scientific explanation.
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    My Changing Thoughts on Science Fantasy Games

    You're saying most people don't see Star Trek as science fiction? Seriously? Is anything science fiction then in your view? Even The Expanse has stuff that violates our understanding of physics.
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