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And my opinion has not changed.

I still stand by the idea that if it's design does not model something in the world, but instead represents an intangible for the...

Right, but your solution to using narrative-based mechanics appeared to me to be using different narrative-based mechanics.

I am pretty sure that is what I wrote when I said "there are lots of solutions."

FFG Star Wars managed to let Force-users and non-Force users well enough, as does Star Wars 5e (and by implication, a different 5e...

I am not sure why you would need "narrative" mechanics for that. There are lots of solutions to the design problem. One of the easiest...

@Umbran 's a mod. If anyone can answer that question without red text, it's them.

I'm not sure I follow, but I am hesitant to ask.

I chose 8, which can be anything from 5e with more subsystems and granularity (like Level Up), to something like full corebooks and...

By whom? Again, agree to disagree. The rules tell you how to play the game, and how to model the different parts of the setting...

I don't really see how that makes a difference so long as the options are all there. Presentation is secondary.

...yeah I'm in favor of mechanical progression past 20, and spend money on 3pp that supports this to prove it.

If you makes tiers 1-4 have real, strong mechanical differences, you can get around the problem you're describing.

Why not? Don't let it go that far in your individual game, where such concerns actually matter.

I'm not going to design or play a system with hard limits because some people don't like soft ones. The GM and players should, rather...