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maeve reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with
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In the US, it's blackletter law (that is, explicit in the text of the law) that the rules of a game cannot be copyright protected. It is... -
maeve reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
As a creator myself, I like “steal” for much the reasons I like “elfgames”: it encourages a good perspective about the innately...
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maeve reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I mean, honestly, this seems an odd argument. If you consider deriving your mechanics and concepts from other games immoral, that...
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maeve reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I think a bit of stealing is OK! Tarantino describes some of what he does as stealing. Somewhat tongue in cheek, but I don't see an...
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maeve reacted to chuckdee's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
Yes, though we use steal in common parlance, I like 'learn' better. Steal has an ugly connotation taken out of context.
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maeve reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I put steal in quotes for a reason, as it's not literally stealing games. Designers, of course, learn from each other. For example: 1...
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maeve reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
And I'm not seeing a single moral issue. All work is built on prior work in one fashion or another, creative, technological or (as RPGs...
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maeve reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
So, all art, all movies, all TV, all books, all RPGs other than yours, are immoral?
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maeve reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
A lot of indie style games these days openly list their references and inspirations. It's a good thing to be influenced by other...
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maeve reacted to chuckdee's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
20 years ago, people (TSR mostly) thought thus, and it started to strangle the hobby. This was challenged, and proven wrong. Sharing is...
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maeve reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
Just to be clear, your position is that art that takes inspiration from other art is immoral?
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maeve reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
Rules design is not functional IP for any purpose that matters in the hobby. Rules expression can be copyrighted, but rules themselves...
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maeve reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
Late 90s games are very different from now. A tip: The vast majority of game designers run and read a wide variety of games. The more...
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one the biggest things that I feel is driving at least the perception of excessive prices is how pretty and glossy and full of expensive...
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maeve reacted to soviet's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
You think rules light games lack substance but the only ones you've ever played have been made at home? Bold of you to make definitive...