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I think of "modern" more as pertaining to a RPG's overall design, rather than its mechanics. To me, a game feels "modern" if (i) it is...

It depends on the situation, I think. I much prefer not to have a set “adventure” or “module”. The nature of D&D makes it a bit tricky...

This is where I split Forge games from modern post-Forge games. Forge games themselves, like My Life With Master, Polaris, Wushu Open...

I have not read the entire thread, so this might have come up before - but the main thing I consider modern is attempt to reduce...

When I think about intentional design I think about designers having a clear vision of what they want the game to be about, not just...

I think it depends on the game. Many of the elements of D&D are, to this day, simply relics of wargaming that have been repurposed for...

Your pedantry knows no ends.

If the rule is that the DM can override any other rule, then 'the DM decides' is the only rule, and everything else is just guidelines.

YOU CANNOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL CAMPAIGN IF STRICT ATTENDANCE RECORDS ARE NOT KEPT. Gary Gygax, probably

I should have said modern games are more likely to be designed with intention. And of course, there were older brilliant games that were...

I actually do consider there to have been an approximate time boundary when what I'd call modern RPG design coalesced from a collection...

You are describing one game that has little in the way of modern design because of D&D tradition. And even then, your description of the...

First, I’m not saying to neglect it. I’m saying that it has a time and place. Second, I believe it can be done with less time and...

LoL. The term "neotrad" first came out of Free League Publishing, which they used to describe their Mutant Year Zero game.

I tend to agree that examples of most types of game mechanics can be found in earlier games that wouldn’t be called modern. For me, I...