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Arilyn reacted to Mongoose_Matt's post in the thread The Pioneer RPG - Get Ready for Launch! with
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The thought has occurred :) Not sure this is something for the first core rulebook, as schools are a different audience, but something... -
Arilyn replied to the thread Acquisitions Inc. switching to Daggerheart.Yes, sometimes players get a favourite game and won't tolerate any criticism, or sometimes players will tear a game down no matter what...
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I saw 5 starter sets at the FLGS display table I stopped in at Monday. Looks like the next batches are flowing in!
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Also the design of the game itself. I got my box set, and having the domain cards means that my book hasn't had to be passed around the...
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Arilyn replied to the thread The Pioneer RPG - Get Ready for Launch!.I'll throw my vote behind the dog! This game sounds like a fantastic resource for schools to use. I love seeing rpgs that can teach...
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Not sure I agree with this. Generic games can end up being bland, and can easily leave out niche play in an attempt to encompass...
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You’re not going to get good data. Your method as proposed in this thread will only show you how YOU interact with your system. That’s...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Challenge Accepted!.Which cons did you run your game at? How many players joined? What kind of playtesting are you doing? It would be helpful if you went...
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Arilyn reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I write professionally, but not fiction (genre or otherwise) - I'm an academic in literary disciplines (law and philosophy), and my work...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Spoilers Superman Spoiler Thread.I liked them too. When we were introduced to them, I thought, huh, these seem like authentic, non - Hollywood folk. "Real parents."
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I liked that. They were rural folksy people with good hearts. Today’s politics has us all thinking rural people are hopelessly lost in...
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Arilyn reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
In the US, it's blackletter law (that is, explicit in the text of the law) that the rules of a game cannot be copyright protected. It is...
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Arilyn reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with
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As a creator myself, I like “steal” for much the reasons I like “elfgames”: it encourages a good perspective about the innately... -
Arilyn reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I mean, honestly, this seems an odd argument. If you consider deriving your mechanics and concepts from other games immoral, that...
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Arilyn replied to the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs..I used steal because game designers use the word a lot but feel @chuckdee made a good point. It could be misread. But yes, designers...