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aramis erak replied to the thread What RPGs genres are lacking?.Agreed on the lack of mostly-historic Westerns. There are several on DTRPG that I've not looked at: Cowboy World (PBTA, has a chapter... -
It's not Weird West that is underrepresented, it is non-weird West that is underrepresented. Boot Hill is the classic but it is very...
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I actually don't think me, you or Micah care about agency at all. As it's conceived of by many of the Narratavists in this thread. I'm...
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Well, don't we need to step back and ask what is this play supposed to be about? If the goal of play is to solve a puzzle (broadly...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Which game books most inspire the "sense of wonder" in you?.Products: Free League's Coriolis - both The Third Horizon and The Great Dark. C:T3H being a very evocative setting description and...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Lanasa v. Tenkar Opinion (2d Cir.).humorous reduction: "the court finds your complaints non-actionable whinging."
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aramis erak reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with
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At least some of the time, yes. The alternative is that, in the end you're just running the game for yourself. Basically, there are X... -
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Note I have primarily been in this discussion because there's a common claim you see when suggesting what a given GM is doing that "My... -
aramis erak replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..If some element is not to the group's enjoyment, yes, dropping it in future is the correct thing to do. Anything else with that group is...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a TTRPG purchase "worth it" to you?.I havel all 4, and Dungeons is the only one I've used in this century.
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a TTRPG purchase "worth it" to you?.Sadly, Jennell (née Paul) Jaquays passed away last year. Actual titles: Central Casting: Heroes Now, Central Casting: Heroes of...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What makes a TTRPG purchase "worth it" to you?.I use $2/hour/person for video, board, and card games. I assume about $3/hour/person for RPGs since COVID. So, a $25 book is "worth it"...
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aramis erak replied to the thread What RPGs genres are lacking?.Cosmic Patrol is also retro-space, and about 12 years old now, but it's got rotating GMing and is on the storygame side. It presumes...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..It is always safer to ask than to assume. I've had cases where I did something that I thought was fun, but they were not enjoying it...
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aramis erak replied to the thread Is There Possibility of a PF1.5 or a 3.5 Revival? Whether Directly or Something With Similar 'Ethos'.You clearly haven't encountered the D20 Star Wars then...