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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    Yup, I think the conversation about meta is far more useful to determine what games one would play in that it is as a definitional tool...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to VHawkwinter's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    Absolutely. Different people; Different priorities; Different tastes; Different tolerances for unwanted ingredients in their soup. No...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    I completely understand your point of view. However, we have entered very much into the realm of personal taste here. Different folks...
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    There's some good stuff going on here! The callout box is quite nice. I think your heading could be bigger, but I'm given to understand...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    It makes perfect sense, I'm just not saying what you think I am. Every single thing that happens in RPG play is abstracted, most of it...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread OSR OSR Layout and Design Thread with Like Like.
    I cannot express how much I hate justified text. The only worse sin is body text that’s white on a black background.
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    Fenris-77 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    Yeah, I’ve very much arrived at this stage of thinking. I just am not interested in worrying about “meta” elements in the same way many...
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    Meta? Good lord. Some people will throw that word around at the drop of a hat. So, for context, everything in most RPGs is an...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    Why is that? "Abstract" I could agree with, but why "meta"? Oh...maybe you mean that the players are aware of the units, but the...
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    Been a bit of a day, I am pretty sure my stress level is directly related to the number of times I look for KS updates.
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    Fenris-77 reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    I’d argue that a turn is a much more specific unit in play than hours or minutes tend to be since it is tied specifically to play and...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Haha Haha.
    That's because you are obviously crazy, too.
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    Fenris-77 replied to the thread Why I Hate Skills.
    Yeah, IDK man, nothing I've described is anything like gambling and I think we're on the same page.
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    Fenris-77 reacted to bsss's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    What I love about backgrounds is that the character is not fully realized. You and/or the GM look at "squire in the Black Guard" and...
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    Fenris-77 reacted to Bill Zebub's post in the thread Why I Hate Skills with Like Like.
    Hey, this has been a really fruitful discussion for me. Once again, the pushback and questioning helps me think about (dare I say...
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