Recent content by Anon Adderlan

Nothing 'mathematically', but they can be more thematic and direct players to consider the things the game wants them to rather than raw numbers and probabilities. L5R 5e does a great job of this despite how overdesigned it may be. Genesys, not so much, and overloads you with so many variables...

Any large institution which controls a significant part of the industry by definition is a gatekeeper. And it's good to hear they cared enough about their members to provide health insurance. However how long ago was all this? Because the industry and this institution have changed significantly...

How much do I care? After the point it makes playing worthwhile but before the point it makes playing tedious. Tropes are discrete packets of expectations which can either be embraced or subverted. As such they are very gameable. One problem when novelty is applied to games is that it makes...

Actually cards are one of the few things which have good US/CA production sources. Dice on the other hand...

The definitions are the actual practice when it comes to tariffs.

The industry's dependence on China is pretty evident at this point given the number of TTG companies waiting to ship and the ones which have already gone under. There are lots of reasons and excuses for this state of affairs, but ultimately this trade war is unlikely to cool down in the short...

If your objective is to maximize the number of people basing their products on your game, then the best license is one which gives them explicit permission to reference your IP, but not copy it. And to my knowledge none of the existing licenses do such. As for the ORC, it does nothing to...

So on April 14 Chris was applying for a Visa to visit China for 8 days to discuss manufacturing. Given the tariffs were already ridiculous at that time I can only conclude that this was a desperation move to try and find a way to remain solvent.

Aaand they still have Matt Fantastic listed as a director. You know, the dude who sought out a specific individual with the intent to physically harm them at a bar during GenCon and then did so. So none of this surprises me. Sadly this industry is as petty as they come, and GAMA acts as a...

I was about to post something like this to r/vtt but I’m trying to come off as less cynical. And yet I’m about to reassess that approach as this is exactly the sort of info I’m seeking. It’s kinda astounding how many VTTs out there fail to meet user needs in exactly the same way.

Sadly #Reddit has become the de facto forum service for a majority of companies at this point, and it’s turning into a disaster, as not only do companies lose control of their branding, they can get banned from their own forums. But most users are not willing to look outside the #Reddit bubble...

Ultimately the answer is zero, because it doesn't do anything in the first place. It's a Copyright license designed to share mechanics when mechanics are not protected by Copyright. As such there's no way to enforce or violate it. And it doesn't even apply unless you explicitly state it does...

Yeah but with AI answering them it's no longer my problem. It is often the case that documentation doesn't answer your questions so much as give you the understanding needed to ask the right ones. And if you've ever used complicated applications or software you'll understand that simply finding...

Fact is cool representations are almost always more compelling than accurate ones, even to the groups being represented. And while tribes like the Comanche (which was a name given to them by their enemies) weren't exactly politically correct, man they were badass, and I suspect would like to...

So case in point: An itch.io bundle was created in response to this #Polygon article in an attempt to 'get loud', which I'm only seeing shared... in their own little corner of the internet. What we ultimately need is accountability. IDs and moderators are just one way of achieving that. Also...