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Thank you. That looks like it works without the artifacts I see with ICODE tags. It was also one of those "That was obvious - after...

Yes, and I was trying to ask if there was some way other than using the in-line code tags. And my post got munged by the forum software...

Well my personal definition of simulation is pretty much is the "simulationist" corner of the Threefold, as worked out in...

It depends on what the players care about. It depends on the style of play that the players are looking for. Players of a simulationist...

If you think that the differences races of Tolkien's world are just humans with some minor physical appearance differences, i would...

It corresponds to the character forming a good-enough memory of the venue to be able to draw a map afterwards. I can draw sketch-maps...

My preference is to show the on-graph-paper maps to the players, but if they want to draw their own, they have to use plain paper. I...

I voted Monster Manual, in large part because it was both my first AD&D purchase and one of my first RPG purchases of any sort. The...

Is there any way to escape star (*) characters so that they show up as stars, rather than being 'helpfully' transformed into italic or...

I prefer a system where character skill is more important than player skill, and where the player-skill element is more a matter of...

I can confirm that. I was there as one of the impure Simulationist GMs. And there were arguments about whether or not randomizers could...

As you say: "That's one philosophy, but not mine." Or rather there's another trade-off. Yes it's nice when player cleverness aligns with...

Hiding the tell in the "blahs" has its own drawbacks. Among other things it tests player-skill instead of character-skill. As a player...

Overall, I use traps very sparingly. They're a hassle for NPCs & monsters to set up, so they won't without believing they have a good...

What do you mean by "tells"? They might be signs that "everyone sees automatically, the GM shouldn't require a roll." They might be...