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Obviously we disagree. I don't think there is anything wrong with broadly applicable abstractions like Hit Points and Armor Class, but... -
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I was watching a GDC talk by one of the designers of Magic, and he was tossing out a number of lessons he’d learned over his 20 years... -
This is less simulationism and more post-hoc rationalization of game mechanics that likely gets "grandfather claused" in simply as a...
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It seems to me what's often missing is good instructions on how to be a better player. Stuff like trying to roll with the vibe of the...
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Campbell replied to the thread Top 5 RPGs you want to play (player or GM) in 2026?.Fabula Ultima Warhammer - The Old World Legend of the Five Rings (5E) Dune 2d20 Stormlight Archive
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Campbell reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
I'm also a writer of lore for my own enjoyment. Being able to cherry pick out the relevant bits for players is a talent I'm still...
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You haven't established Hit Points as simulation to begin with. I'd more likely buy that Hit Points are a gameplay-oriented mechanic...
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Campbell replied to the thread What Does "Simulation" Mean To You? [+].A given mechanic might be representative of things in the game's fiction without being simulative because the game purpose came first...
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Campbell reacted to ffanxii4ever's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
Could it be? Sure, but it is a deliberate choice, and it pretty quickly reinforces the borderline supers style of feel. It is not a...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
OMG! Someone else knows of Freebooters on the Frontier! yay!!! That is such a masterclass game! Sorry for aside, just gushing :P
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Campbell reacted to DrunkonDuty's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with
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I came into this thread expecting more conversation about making a setting that matters to the people playing the game. And so that's... -
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I don't think "simulation" must necessarily map to "low power." You can do a simulationist super hero game if you care about how powers...
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Campbell reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread What makes setting lore "actually matter" to the players? with Like.
In my experience, lore only matters for players, if it becomes relevant to their decision making during playing the game. Anything else...
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Campbell reacted to WillPhillips's post in the thread What gets me playing Draw Steel and not Pathfinder 2e? with Like.
I gotta be honest, over here in the land of my increasingly myopic rules-light preferences, the difference between these two points of...
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Campbell reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Love.
Indeed! I also think "how to make a setting and choice of characters matter" = beyond stats, skills and tasks. like... actually have...