Reynard's latest activity

Ass-backwards. I'll fix it.

40K vs TT Minatures. People get invested.

I agree there are a number of cases that could complicate things. But, this is just not an accurate characterization of anyone's...

To be honest, learning game system is something that everyone at the table needs to do, not just DM. Coming to a gaming, without doing...

Except they were all "damage is this, so this is damage." You did not actually make an argument that damage represented a thing in...

Legend of the 5 Rings has rules for bragging to increase your Glory. There's also an Honour loss for people who lie about their...

I see. You are using "damage" tautologically. That isn't particularly helpful for talking about simulation, though.

Except when they represent luck. or skill. Or a close shave. Which we have had so many arguments over it is baffling that one would...

You could form a non-profit academic style society for TTRPGs. It’s not that hard. I remember advocating for that 20 years ago. I have...

No. They ARE how much damage your can take before being taken out of play. They don't represent anything in the fiction, though. The are...

Let us not forget "many are called, few are chosen" (Knights of the Dinner Table, a statement about the gamer Dave Bozwell who...

What makes you think I haven't ;) I also like Bob World Builder. He seems so chill. EDIT: Oops I was in the middle of writing a...

This is less simulationism and more post-hoc rationalization of game mechanics that likely gets "grandfather claused" in simply as a...

For that, they would need solid data why games die out. But, anecdotally, from personal experience and those around me, most games die...

Bingo. I draw my maps primarily to be a DM tool to describe a space to the players. A lot of people don't understand why I make such...