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I don't consider RPGs to be an intimate form of play. Not any more intimate than most other social activities.

For me, it promotes heroic play because it's a setting where being pragmatic and selfish is incredibly easy and boring. The entire...

Dark Sun has always been this.

So, do you want to get really philosophical about this? If the imaginary word does not differ AT ALL from the real one, then there is...

I have no idea what this means. [Edit: having separated it out from the rest and read it again after going through everything else in...

Maybe that's why I'm having fun, and I didn't even realize it! @everybody: buy more Hasbro products and go to more conventions, so my...

@clearstream, you asked if it is "okay for posters to disfavour mechanics out of moral concerns" and did so in a fashion that suggests...

Morality isn't generally something we think of as a matter of personal preference. If you believe something is immoral, then you...

If I was going to run online for some reason, all I would be after is a whiteboard and video + voice.

Oh, we're looking for common pitfalls, eh?? I find expecting your players to read the rules to be a common mistake among designers...

In 1e 9th level IS high level. :)

Yes, but I believe the point @rolemaster4evah is making that "overuse of d12s" and "being disrespectful to the tarot" are very specific...

Or - put another way - in fields like this where mistakes don't really matter very much, trial and error is sometimes the very best way...

Step 1: Declare the existence of a Golden Age. Step 2: Declare the death of the Golden Age to sell your new book. Step 3: Profit.

I haven't read the book or the online essay (and won't), but declaring something "dead" is probably the most clickbait-y phrase on the...