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I'd say it's impossible to come up with a meaningful definition of what GURPS RAW means, that a substantial number of people will...

We played Shadowrun 2e RAW but with a social contract that we wouldn't exploit the loopholes in the game. Making the buff spells...

I don't see how that follows. A few definitions to understand what I am thinking. a) All tables that are playing by the RAW will in...

Often the problem with a rule doesn't show up until you've tried to apply it in several situations. But sometimes the problem with a...

I play it however the person who taught it to me says it works.

There is a difference, but deliberately excluding or choosing not to use certain rules is itself a house rule. Similarly, if the system...

I handled this by instead of having a fighter combat matrix or a thief combat matrix, I clipped a "Bob" combat matrix and a "Mike"...

I never play any game with more than say a 20-page rulebook RAW. Heck, I'm ready to start house ruling Wingspan. Most RPGs get...

You've already touched on this somewhat, but to add to what @Charlaquin said about D&D being largely written lately by people with...

If it doesn't sound too sappy, my world idea is also somewhat based on Studio Ghibli films. While reading the Birdfolk and Oxfolk...

This is a setting decision just as the decision to have abstract or nonexistent deities are. It doesn't reflect how gods are observed...

I voted an '8' but a lot of people would probably consider my tastes closer to a '9'. The thing is that I like a very simple and clean...

I'll go out on a limb and speculate that the Bladerunner license cost a fraction of what the Star Wars one would. Making a limited...

I have long claimed that the RPG landscape has too many systems as it is, and people should pick a "good enough" system and focus on...

They certainly can be and are often intended to be, but I think it's possible for that to cross the line. D6 has a "force point" that...