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I could see the vision in two ways that come to mind framed from the discussion so far. Generic Cyberpunk It has general rules for...

Thats really the center of the issue. Folks are coloring their definitions with their preferences. "Aimless", for example, might be how...

I'll take the edgy backgrounds over the few male gamers i've had who always showed up to sessions zero like this. "My new PC is also a...

I see why and the dark backstory trope is funny to grating sometimes depending on the level of edge the player inserts, but on the other...

Heh. I have been here so many times. YouTube Viva La Dirt League Competing for the darkest backstory in D&D In the last campaign I...

Most generic games I can think of, like GURPS or Fate, are clear products of a worldview and are because of that actually decently...

I don't know what to tell you man. I'm not exactly an enemy of generic systems (I spent probably half my gaming career running the Hero...

He always gives me looks that make me feel like I'm being judged.

For a good solid decade I ran Pathfinder Classic and it remains my favorite fantasy RPG to date. During that time I was running twice a...

I’d either be running D&D 3.5, Pathfinder or HERO 4-6Ed

Yeah. And you'll find me in the credits as a lead playtester. It's decent. If I had a group insisting on d20 system, I'd use it. I do...

Baby face Boxleitner!

This sounds like the sort of thing I was talking about earlier, where "intention" is being linked to making sure every mechanic overtly...

But that's not a specific intention. That describes every halfway complete game ever. The question is what kind of experience it was...