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I got that reference.

I did not mean that you could not have rules that impacted roleplaying. I meant that I don't buy the notion that rules complexity in...

If the infamous Griswold snuffs a torch or other light source by any means, all other light sources within 30 feet are also snuffed.

I am separating the rules explanations from the play advice.

A cool trap would be the usual flooding room scenario, except with the torch situation the person with the highest reach will be the...

Some things that take out your light would hit all of them. Others, like a monster attacking a torch-bearer or throwing a bucket of...

This is a good point. I do liked the definition of "crunchy" to be mainly about the number of rules subsystems involved, while...

The official Google definition for Crunch in an RPG: In the context of role-playing games (RPGs), "crunch" refers to the mechanics and...

True. I guess there are different types of complexity: level of math vs lists of abilities to choose from, frex. Automation helps for...

I really like Daggerheart, but it, like most RPGs, is way too wordy in explaining its rules.

Page count isn’t complexity nor do I think you said that. But page count is big in some new releases. However both Daggerheart and...

One thing here is, I think, that we (collectively) aren't really using universally accepted definitions of "complexity" or "crunch" and...

I think this is a feature. People that want complexity don't necessarily want the game to grind to a stop in the wake of that complexity.

As a VTT user, I find that automation doesn't help a lot with complexity, it only really helps with speed of play. It might help with...

A lot of the difference is explication, explanation, and examples. F'rex, The Fate Core rules takes 40 pages to talk about skills and...