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Right. A good test of whether something is simulationistic is to see whether it makes sense for the people in the setting discuss about...

Count me among those that believe that while all "social hobbies" are likely good, TTRPGs are special because they ask is to share our...

Ars Magica spell durations such as ‘sun’ (spell expires at sunrise or sunset) would be a simulationist mechanism from my perspective as...

A ‘game day’ is by nature a game construct, not a world construct. That makes it a ‘gamist mechanism’ rather than a ‘simulationist...

I hear what people are saying about any hobby being potentially beneficial. I think TTRPGs have a more unusual benefit of being a...

In my gaming group I have one friend of about 43 years, and two of 39 years. So I would definitely say TTRPGs help support friendships...

It hasn’t finished cooking yet but The Broken Empires will be a new ’sim-lite’ RPG when it arrives. This is a new system which aims to...

Class and level versus point-buy is a fairly well established spectrum of character system. There are definitely different degrees...

You can also play "regular" games in solo mode with things like the Mythic GM Emulator. Word Mill Games The YouTube channel Me...

I’ve just started trying out solo role-playing as I currently have some spare hobby time available. I have quite a few solo board games...

I’ve just started solo role-playing. It’s a really interesting experience, like being both the GM and player at the same time, though...

Changing things up definitely helps me recharge batteries. I am fortunate in having two long-term, stable groups (with a large overlap...

RM character creation is certainly its own thing. One time, a player joined our group so made something like a fifth level ranger and...

I think it depends on what the hypothetical you is taking enjoyment from. If you want mechanical variation and novelty of mechanical...

Those stats look right. The mechanics are presumably designed to encourage people to push…