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What do you call those discrete packages of mechanics that players use if not rules? I don't think there's a reasonable carve out here.

It was late so I probably didn't express it well. Let's say you're thinking about running across a set of broken turf, jumping over an...

I don't find that how special the characters are, or aren't, is in and of itself a concern for me. I more care that the level of...

I'm not super convinced about some fundamental difference between RPGs and every other type of games. In my experience, pretty much...

As another tangent, I find it baffling that two opposing teams, arbitrated by an Actually Neutral Referee are such an uncommon format of...

I wonder if a big part of this "skilled play" debacle is just a natural consequence of deficiency and anemia of roleplaying theory...

While it can and should vary based on the game and genre, I generally like PCs that are more powerful/impactful than the "baseline"...

I maintain it still does if it modifies the rule area being talked about it enough. If the response to a discussion of Rules Topic A is...

That feels like a stronger argument for a more detailed character creation system with more variability, not less.

This is all a question of degree right? It's not wild to have a specialized Oracle of the Moon Pool, it's pretty crazy to have a unique...

The conversation has probably gone well past this, but this is why a typical good declaration includes both the goal and approach...

Movie rules unconsciousness might be the single most common genre trope ascended to setting norm. Bonking someone on the head to put...

It's just regression to an older, better design. The issue was moving the benefits from general rules about being unobserved or the...

There's been an ongoing argument whether process simulation and genre simulation are even close to the same thing for quite some time.

If you start pulling on the consistency thread, you'll find proponents willing to do away with just about any PC exceptionalism.