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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 2617953" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>There's no game so bad that it can't be fun with the right players/GM, and no game so good that the wrong people won't ruin it.</p><p></p><p>That being said, a mechanic that fits the game can go a long way in enhancing the game experience. It isnt' required, but it is nice to have.</p><p></p><p>One thing you mention is a good example - you say you don't feel a need ot roll for social situations. That means that implicitly, you have to connect the character's ability with the player's skill, something you don't do for physical actions in a tabletop game. So, what do you do if you run into a player who wants to run a character who is much better than themselves in terms of social skills?</p><p></p><p>The usual answer for many narravite games is "I just take the character's skill into account". I say that's just another mechanic - mechanics aren't about dice, they're about method of task resolution. And "I take it into account" is as much a mechanic as "roll the dice".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 2617953, member: 177"] There's no game so bad that it can't be fun with the right players/GM, and no game so good that the wrong people won't ruin it. That being said, a mechanic that fits the game can go a long way in enhancing the game experience. It isnt' required, but it is nice to have. One thing you mention is a good example - you say you don't feel a need ot roll for social situations. That means that implicitly, you have to connect the character's ability with the player's skill, something you don't do for physical actions in a tabletop game. So, what do you do if you run into a player who wants to run a character who is much better than themselves in terms of social skills? The usual answer for many narravite games is "I just take the character's skill into account". I say that's just another mechanic - mechanics aren't about dice, they're about method of task resolution. And "I take it into account" is as much a mechanic as "roll the dice". [/QUOTE]
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