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Some of it is the freedom that comes with role playing. Folks are like, "I can haz rat bastards as PC?" You see it in video games a lot...

You are on to something here. I run a lot of Traveller and I tend to have narrative driven combats a lot more than I do with D&D/PF...

I think you’re hitting on a common pattern: in systems like D&D, the rules train us to express almost everything numerically—bonuses...

Pretty much this. The trailer leaves me wanting to see and find out, not like I got everything I need in 90 seconds. A good one to pick...

I gave players 2d of rerolls in character gen in Traveller/MegaTraveller since the late 80's... some saved them for play. I didn't...

Oh its 2031 now? A better guess than the 2026 folks were chirping about last year.

Great post — totally agree! The pilot holds up way better than people give it credit for. The character work and political themes were...

I would categorize flavors of the Cepheus Engine as contemporary simulationist. Its SRD is based upon Mongoose Traveler 1e, but there's...

Thanks for these thoughts—there’s a lot to unpack. I especially appreciate the observation about how D&D’s wargame roots create...

If you don't know who the I.C.J. in your office is ... You're the I.C.J.

. . . because the real world just isn't working out for me here lately.

I suppose it depends on how "modern" we are talking about. SWADE had Bennies, and 3e Eberron had Hero Points. Both of these games were...

Imma just refer to it as I.C.J from now on lol.

I guess I take issue with the idea of "wasted turns." The character tried to connect with the enemy and end the fight, but didnt...