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@Hriston use the term "interesting", so I was also wondering more on that. I will let them answer that, as I am very interested in...

Correct! Although, I am ok with someone commenting in regards to the rpg of their choice too. :) I hear some folks here seem to...

I chose combat because it most resembles what I want to say: there has to be a thrill of danger and excitement. There has to be some...

People gather around the table to roll some dice and get away from reality for a while. Without the excitement of combat, I could just...

And if there was not levelling would you still consider it adventure because there was still adversity to overcome?

I tend to use adventure and scenario interchangeably when it comes to RPGs. An adventure is a self-contained series of encounters that...

OK, cool. So what do you think about non-moving games? That is to say, would you consider a political overthrow of a local leader...

Oh? That is very interesting! So what about combat is it that makes it the least interesting? Is it combat in general, or a...

I know the answers to the poll above are not complete and have odd choices. (It is intentionally an odd list) They are there to start...

I hear ya, so not aimed at you, but... On a purely person level = IMHO.... I think D&D is very poorly designed. I have many reasons...

Yes, exactly this! It leans into what I really love about D&D and 5E in particular, without being constrained by D&D's history and...

So clearly Sandy has been doing his research (and GMing of 12+ years working towards this system.) - Its very refined: They have taken...

Not at all what I am addressing. The idea that someone is trying to impose a playstyle or mechanic need on a system that does not...

I mean, it often is, both on a macro and micro level, with RPGs. Like, the way D&D is played now is absolutely "playing it wrong"...

I think there are two parts to this, but only one of the parts is important. The first is that, if a game is more fun when not played...