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Enaknomolos reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread Contemporary Simulationist TTRPGs [+] with
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What is common to FKR and more systematic simulationist approach, is that they aim to model functioning of the fictional world. World... -
Enaknomolos replied to the thread Contemporary Simulationist TTRPGs [+].Some Mongoose releases are strongly sim too. The World Builder's Handbook, in particular, packs an absurd amount of contemporary...
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I would categorize flavors of the Cepheus Engine as contemporary simulationist. Its SRD is based upon Mongoose Traveler 1e, but there's...
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Enaknomolos reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Critical Role Campaign 4, Episode 2: Celestial Horrors and Powerful Houses Emerge as Potential Threats with Like.
I’ve only seen clips from other APs Brennan DMs, I’ve never really watched him before, but so far I already like his approach MUCH more...
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An addendum to the above post: upthread someone talked about sim vs "gamism" in the context of classic Gygaxian D&D. For the game to...
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Enaknomolos reacted to OB1's post in the thread Critical Role's Campaign 4 Opens With a Funeral and Plenty of Intrigue with Like.
So, one of the old rules of film and television was that you should be able to enter a show at any point and within 10 minutes...
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Enaknomolos reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Eh, I think it's more nuanced than that. Mostly because the game wasn't ... well, designed in the same way that we think of today. We...
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My interjection; If I use the term "modern" to describe my game, and you want to buy it? My game is modern. It's "innovative" and... -
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I am trying to parse this statement from Daggerheart in the context of the game. What does this mean for Daggerheart? How do these...
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Enaknomolos reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah, its probably more accurate to say that the modern period is not so much represented by better tools (which only makes sense from...
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Enaknomolos replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I think the fashion metaphor works fairly well here. If you are designing a game today, you have a whole bunch of history you can learn...
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Enaknomolos replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I think this thread has led me to the conclusion that the engineering metaphor ('mechanics') is fundamentally misleading when trying to...
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Enaknomolos replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I loved AW, but have reached the point where I consider 'PbtA' branding to be a warning flag on a new game. It's a bit melancholy...
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Honestly, at most PbtA games I scream "what the hell are you doing?!" and I'm famously a big fan of the Apocalypse World. It's very... -
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It would depend on the specific game, but part of the intent is obviously to allow a variety of settings and/or styles to be played. At...