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I'd say the simpler versions of BRP (e.g. Openquest) meet this criteria somewhat: options granularity via skills, combined with an...

I've never called you a "hater" of anything. And games simulate different things. What "more sim" gaming than me are you doing exactly...

Can you provide an example of such a game?

It's a matter of degree. Being sad about losing a character is one thing. Being so worried about it that you feel it can't happen in the...

I figured that you did! Yeah. I mean, I try to respect people's feelings, generally, but I don't - quite - understand why anyone is too...

I actually think roguelikes are a better comparison here than you credit, it's just the player avatar is the party, not any individual...

Exactly. It's one reason why all this talk of winning and losing and various sports, marathon, or game analogies just fall flat for me...

This makes me want to 3D print some compensatory prizes to hand to people who die in my Shadowdark game....

Years ago I was DMing for two young nephews, and when one of them (9 y.o. at the time) was disappointed about failing a climbing check...

This probably would have been something similar to my default answer. That said, in the best games I've experienced, players are able...

Not everyone wants that lesson applied via a game mechanic that demands the situation be handled a certain way. Personally, my...

In the original module, there was no demiplane of dread. There was only Barovia. The demiplane, and its rules, were not invented until...

Fortunately Mystara has some great fan made stuff curated on the net, theres lots available.

You said the atomization of actions is "unnatural". I disagree. It's a different way of handling things but I find it quite natural...

WRONG! 40 dollars over! congrats!!!