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You are wrong.

That's what I've been saying this whole time, and what I think would be assisted by social mechanics.

I IRL could choose anything. I could choose to put my computer in the oven and eat my MERP books. But I won't. There is a difference...

The question is not 'could choose'. The question is 'will choose'.

Character realization versus character discovery, maybe? I can’t help but see the desire to have total control over the character’s...

This is an excellent example of just how differently we can play RPGs. I explicitly don't want the rules of the game to do any of the...

Sounds like 5E would be the perfect fit for Conan stories; considering how often people complain 5E characters are over powered compared...

See, I believe that GMs should be trusted by the system to create an environment in which the Players can have fun, and both of your...

Personally, I have a particular playstyle in which I like to run games. Indeed, the appeal of RPGs to me is the appeal of that...

Not a fan. I want the player and character decision spaces to be aligned, I want the decisions to be made in-character. Metacurrencies...

That's pretty much the opposite of what I want. Narrative intrusion is antithetical to my playstyle.

I strongly dislike explicit meta-currency, because generally speaking it puts a thumb on the scale narratively, which is a place I want...

Level Up is a solid enough base for me to add all manner of subsystems to it as I see fit, including social rules.

With that I agree! One should not be shy to homebrew a game to be more of their liking. Though of course it is wise to choose a starting...

Sure. Which is why you make sure it supports them as part of adding the homebrew.