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SableWyvern reacted to Koloth's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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Things that many folks consider modern appeared in early games. Fantasy Trip has a decent list of non combat Talents(skills). Its... -
SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.While your main point relates to success with complication as a main focus, I think it's worth noting that degrees of success rather...
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SableWyvern reacted to Deadstop's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Heck, James Bond 007, pointed to by some as the origin of metacurrency points (though there are earlier examples) had “add something to...
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"Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself.".....Ferris Bueller
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I'm very much getting the impression that "modern" actually means, "recent games that emphasise mechanics that can trace a clear lineage...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.I do not believe that intentional design or careful thought is a new thing. Surely games like Runequest, Pendragon, Ghostbusters, Amber...
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SableWyvern reacted to billd91's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I don't know that there's any single definition of "modern" TTRPG mechanics that makes sense. I get that narrative tools are all the...
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SableWyvern reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
"Modern" is anything brought into existence since the futuristic year 2000. "Traditional" is anything that a boomer did twice...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Almost every time someone points out a specific, so-called "modern" innovation, it's something that has been around forever; the main...
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I’ve realized that I don’t have the breadth of knowledge and play experience across systems to be able to declare anything as modern or...
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I think mechanics that focus on narrative are rather modern. Games in which are designed to give the player a little more choice, or...
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SableWyvern reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Im not sure i use the term " modern " for mechanics. When I think about newer RPGs I sometimes associate newish to a shift to story...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back?.I see no reason to believe crunch ever left. Mythras and BRP have thriving communities with new material being released and Mythras, at...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread How long before VTTs support TTRPGs with AI GMs?.Not in any meaningful sense. I would much prefer to play with a bad GM who is a friend and doing their best in good faith, than spend...
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SableWyvern reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread How long before VTTs support TTRPGs with AI GMs? with Like.
I see the same argument often regarding AI being good--"it may have issues, but I generated it so fast". And that's because AI has...