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I think it depends how you think of them. You could think of them as spending extra effort. As a real-world example, when I would fight...
Mar 9, 2026
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This is not even remotely true....like not even close. From series to series, sometimes even from comic to comic, we see the Hulk or...
Mar 9, 2026
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I dunno how anyone can consider any super hero anything to be 'too narrative'. Considering comic books are kinda the defining factor of...
Mar 9, 2026
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Has anyone played much Cortex Primer here? Especially Marvel Heroic Roleplaying.... I have a hack of Cortex for Exalted (here) It...
Mar 9, 2026
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Except the ones we really want: Elder Scrolls and Mass Effect come immediately to mind.
Mar 6, 2026
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Ohh ohh! Here is another one for ya! = Run a game where combat and harm is not allowed or even possible. Not as in you run away...
Mar 5, 2026
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Fun idea = start with blank paper, then just run an adventure for your group. No character sheets, no rules, not even set dice. As you...
Mar 5, 2026
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One of the main design talks that he talks about his how he used other peoples ideas.... like its the MAIN thrust of this entire video...
Mar 4, 2026
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This is dead wrong. Like laughably wrong. He literally lists the games that inspired him. To the point that he even goes into how...
Mar 4, 2026
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Yes even if they "tried different things", then the reason they tried 2d6 (and liked it) for sure has to do with PbtA. Sometimes...
Mar 4, 2026
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Have they denied being inspired by PbtA? If not, then you can't claim that's not what happened.
Mar 4, 2026
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I never said is was a ripoff ... Maybe some other people had some argument elsewhere and this is just bleed... I am ok with designers...
Mar 3, 2026
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Do we have a count on how often Rifts has been mentioned as a game that trips over its own cool ideas?
Mar 3, 2026
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IMHO, there is no way you get 15 years into rpg games and are not influenced directly by PBTA when your game literally uses 6-, 7-9...
Mar 3, 2026
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Ehh..... more like if 4e and PBTA had a baby. Is it a crunchy game? yes, but not as much as Pathfinder 2e or GURPS. is it...
Mar 3, 2026
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