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Unpredictable isn't helpful when you are running a table with 10 people who all have a super distracting object in their pockets - at least that's what I took to be the point of the OP. [whoops hit send too soon] Certainly in smaller groups, tied initiative, simultaneous actions, and...

System's I've used, gently, because none of my games have ever gotten long-term enough for me to really push the factions around or to engage with the faction mini-game. * Without Number a|state and most FitD I guess Urban Shadows And then there's World of Darkness is basically entirely about...

Curious to hear folks' solutions on layout for electronic formats vs for print

Oz books - got my first at age 5 or so, read all 13 or so LFBaum's by age 9-10. Fantastic Four and X-Men comics. Heavy Metal that I would steal reads of at the magazine store. Teenage me's hormones gone wild. But introduced me to Euro creators like Möbius, Bilal, Tardi, etc. TinTin and Asterix...

I regret selling my GURPS 3e core rules before we realized we didn't want to keep going with 4e. game group fell apart at that point. But maybe that's avoiding the question. I don't actually own any later rules sets of Traveller after 1981 version - so I guess that would be my answer? (I did...

For those who liked the movie and want to hear more about the puppeteering, Imaginary Worlds just did a podcast interview with the main puppeteer. Made me want to go see the movie (haven't yet but maybe this week!) https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/puppeteering-project-hail-mary

Honestly, there are those who like the mood of SR; but the rules don't do it for them - I fall into that category. And others (I'm positive they exist!) who actually like one or another of the rules sets. But to come out with a 7th edition that would satisfy all of the above? Seems like a fool's...

Not actually Faces, but still Ronnie Lane. And the keyboardist reminds me of Billy Boyd (Pippin in the movies)

Great stuff. If you bought on AMZ or WMrt, I can search; but if there's a smaller vendor you want to prop up, please do share link. Curious what you do in the case of ties @talien ?

Having just shifted to the wrong side of 60, any age with a "6" at the beginning of it has become too young.

Pretty sure I'll back Short Quests. Always like how ENW fulfills.

Funny, I just read an article that sort of excoriated her that on the topic of why she moved to Canada said they moved when her sons were draft age in the late 60's to avoid them getting drafted. https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2016/10/jane-jacobss-tunnel-vision/

I'm all caught up on Rivers of London - what I thought would take me a month took me three to get through all 8 plus a volume of short stories. 😬 It's good enough that I'll try to catch future volumes as they come out. For fiction, going to read Charlie Jane Anders Lessons in Magic and...

Ooh, nice.

Nicely done. This is excellent. I definitely use the "On Deck" method, but also use the "In the Hole" method, giving the next TWO players the heads up. But informing them that there will be a penalty if they are not ready when their turn comes and then enforcing the penalty is great. Splitting...