Micah Sweet's latest activity

I don't see how any outcome you choose can possibly be "surprising". I thought that was the whole point of Oracle-style systems that...

I mean, all solo RPGing is "low on roleplay" isn't it?

Then why are stats given descriptions in every RPG rulebook, if there isn't an answer?

For me personally (again, I am not poo-pooing writing focused solo rpgs in general) the less I have to make up, the more fun the game...

then why is Wisdom the chief Cleric stat? ;)

Too easy to go from "broad enough to make the pieces fit" to "just about anything will work, so the term has no meaning". Would work...

If I as a Player determine those things, then to me it isn't a game. It's a story I'm telling myself.

That's an issue of Charisma being too broadly defined to make logical sense, or a mistake in having it be mechanically important to...

Never saw it. Can't answer without seeing the character in action.

I'm not. But I am questioning why someone wouldn't do so.

All of these assume the only purpose of Int is to provide modifiers to certain dice rolls.

In a group where everyone feels that way it is probably highly unlikely that the GM would actually need to veto anything, as the players...

I'm not insisting on anything. I'm saying ignoring your stats in terms of roleplay makes zero sense to me.

So what does that mean Charisma is? Just a die modifier? I don't think so.

I think this discussion is actually about immersion for some folks -- the dumb PC coming up with smart ideas by way of the player breaks...