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I tried to run Dread as a long-running ...well several session anyway... campaign using the Oregon Trail. It works well for a Series...

I think the bigger point is that simplifying almost always means you are giving up something. In your hypothetical example of...

All true. That's what subsystems with their own mechanics are for, IMO

The "if" at the start of your second sentence is doing some heavy lifting. Sometimes engaging with the mechanics in certain ways is...

Why does it have to be nostalgia and dislike of change? Why can't it just be enjoyment of those mechanics? When I walk into game...

Provided the same range and granularity of results and-or outcomes can be achieved then sure, simpler is flat-out better. The problem I...

IDK, I've always thought that 'class' came back pretty directly to things like Bilbo being a burglar, Aragorn being a ranger, or Conan...

Moreover - and perhaps closer to the point you were originally trying to make - a single RPG's rule-set can be (and IMO probably should...

So this isn't me disagreeing with you, just adding a different perspective. Some games, and some groups of players, approach RPGs with...

Apropos of nothing else, The Hill Diers would make a great band name. :)

Ancient or modern, I think bespoke subsystems are great. Focused mechanics meant to do a specific thing to enhance play in that domain...

See for me, you include rules that let you model barbarian warlords and also Victorian noblemen, and don't use the rules that aren't...

All I want from mechanics is that they help me model a thing that exists in the setting in which the game takes place. I don't want or...

This brings up a new angle. Up to now we've been talking about occasional absences, whether foreseen or not. But longer pre-planned...

To me there's a big hidden factor here. Sometimes social gamers are a category, sometimes they are people who are not as engaged by the...