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It's the whole schema of terminology, not the one term, that has proved so damaging to the RPG scene. But if you want a definition...

What "it" are you referring to?

I think this is a good explanation. You could also have a Rogue whose "patron" is the leader of the Rogue's very powerful guild, or a...

I think the language used is significant. No one really knows what "psionics" is and the term is falling out of use. Call it mastery...

You only think that because (a) your own experience is limited and (b) since the article gained its pernicious influence people have...

A binary choice is nothing like enough. As mentioned, game books and early computer games generally present more. The most obvious lack...

More than a mess, it's a subtle attack on anyone who plays the game in a way the author disapproves of. Let's put people in little boxes...

I read it yes. The trouble with it is that the article is a mess and presents rather system specific things as if they are broadly...

It can't. Not even GURPS, hallowed be its name, can be all things to all people. It just isn't practical for WotC to print a version...

Its not exactly a hot ticket IP, I doubt anyone better was interested in the license.

Which is why D&D is the way it is - easy mode. You aren’t going to add a new system for psionics when players are still struggling with...

Have you heard of OtherRPGs(TM)?

Sounds kinda like a take on Jewel of the Seven Stars (which has been the basis of a few mummy movies in the past).

Back in those days most people went to the movies every week, so the trailers mattered. And the time before the movie was used for...

This was in 3rd edition.