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on the other hand that kind of thing is exactly what i don't like, the character has detected absolutely zero signs of deception and...

I don't either generally. Ah, but in the case I was describing they have both Dodge and Block, and they're both different mechanically...

Yeah, you do have a project (and I wish you well), but that project doesn't really mean the topic has bumpers attached. Skill...

Are you trying to keep it down to things like just die resolution and the like? Because I tend to think degree of skill...

I don't. Skills are pretty obviously the core mechanic of BRP games, as opposed to stats.

I dunno, man. Unless you just assume all the vehicles are mostly operating themselves, you're going to still have cases where, say...

Seriously. That's IMO a very hot take.

I think I'd have to disagree at least as broadly as you put it here. As I've noted, in my younger days I was both a fencer and a...

I can sympathize with the position--but like I said, you can only lump skills so much before its starts to feel "off" to me. That...

With recent news in the US . . . sadly I think I would be more comfy with the Chinese having all my personal data . . .

I'm the worst of both worlds: I can't figure out why folks have issues, one way or another. It is just arithmetic, one way or another...

While you're not wrong, as with most such things "Matters of degree matter." You can make an argument that to what degree they do is...

Detailed skill lists are definitely some people's jam and I think that unpacking how to do that well is an interesting topic, even if...

Maybe I'd be more convinced if you used a less hyperbolic (dare I say more realistic?) example case. Realism and verisimilitude is a...

The problem with narrow skills even from a realism POV (and admittedly GURPS tries to address this with defaulting) is many skills are...