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Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..Yes, I agree. Steal isn't the best word choice! I should have said learn or inspire. -
Arilyn reacted to chuckdee's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with
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Yes, though we use steal in common parlance, I like 'learn' better. Steal has an ugly connotation taken out of context. -
Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..Yes, there's a lot of morphing and evolution and sometimes going back, but more cleaned up or more modern mechanics.
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Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..I put steal in quotes for a reason, as it's not literally stealing games. Designers, of course, learn from each other. For example: 1...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..I remember Robin Laws saying that when he originally wrote Feng Shui, it was considered rules light. When he started tinkering with the...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..Late 90s games are very different from now. A tip: The vast majority of game designers run and read a wide variety of games. The more...
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I appreciate you clearing up your stance, popcorn init is a good compromise if a group is having trouble with raw DH initiative playing...
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Arilyn reacted to zakael19's post in the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart with Like.
When a PC succeeds with Hope, I tend to ask if they want to follow-up or pass the spotlight. Once in a while they follow the fiction and...
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Arilyn reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
Huh? I'm not sure how writing down more stuff makes the character feel less like a piece of (or a bundle of) paper. The rules for...
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Arilyn reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
This has been a pretty fantastic year for me so far in terms of TTRPGs. The Kickstarter for the Dragonbane expansion for a city game...
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Arilyn reacted to darjr's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
Have I got something for you...
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Arilyn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with Like.
It isn't a terrible book, but I think Peterson is better. I really love Designers and Dragons though. They make surprisingly good...
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Arilyn reacted to Cordwainer Fish's post in the thread Ben Riggs: 'The Golden Age of TTRPGs is Dead' with
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What's so bad about Saxon alliterative verse? ... Oh sorry, thought you meant Beowulf. -
Arilyn reacted to Reynard's post in the thread What do YOU plan on doing with Daggerheart? with Like.
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I finally got the first promotional "news sheet" done for my Carnage game.