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Totally agree! To me, IMHO so to say, this is THE driving force in terms of structure of classic 'trad' adventure play. These...

Well, I think I am not going out on a limb when I assert that most games eventually move on, as there is a definite limit to the variety...

I obviously have not read this game, but I'd assume that 'Rough Them Up' adjudicates an attempt to get something from someone by use of...

Which leads to 'pixel bitching' everything. I mean, yeah we did play that game, and it was fun for a year or two... This is one of a...

This was a great post overall, but this bit really jumped out at me. It shows how differently the GM can go with his decision making...

I'm not "making it about combat rules". I am not commenting on trust. I'm asking why combat has rules. As I said, I think it's about...

The last time I had to make something up where positioning details mattered in a way that was system relevant was a month or two ago. It...

Eh, George is funny. I like @Old Fezziwig 's brand of humor though. It is 1KA night! Yay!

Modeled perfectly with a test against your Nature: young and foolish. Luckily you had an extra fate die in the pool, so it was just a...

Yeah, we got tired of King George and fired him. We're doing fine thx ;)

Well, this is your contention. OTOH I contend that any conflict situation, any place where an issue can be in doubt and the outcome has...

Why are we evaluating the Burning Wheel Steel mechanic in terms of the sorts of fiction D&D is utilized to play. No one has suggested...

Well, I've actually seen this sort of thing be highly contentious, even to the point of exploding a couple of games.

Too difficult. Please mind control me into a choice, please.

Of course not. That's a fake binary. Both, please.