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SableWyvern replied to the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign?.There are any number of systems I would do this with, depending on the exact nature of the game I want to run. It could be any of the... -
SableWyvern reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I agree. Since I strongly disagree with that idea, it really explains why I don't care for most modern mechanics. Thanks! -
SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Speaking generally, the longer this thread goes on, the more I feel that the most distinctive defining feature of modern RPG design...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.The question wasn't directed at me, and I'm not all that well versed in Tomb Raider so I don't have a specific answer to this question...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.You may be right; I was using theme in this instance essentially as a catch-all for the intended mood and style of play, including what...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.To add to this, when I used GURPS to run X-Com, the reason I chose GURPS was because, after evaluating a range of systems it was GURPS...
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SableWyvern reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Yeah, its probably more accurate to say that the modern period is not so much represented by better tools (which only makes sense from...
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SableWyvern reacted to mamba's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
my take is that they were resisting an implicit ‘newer is always better’ in some posts kinda like this one ;) I would disagree with...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Fair point. I think this means the "and tightly focused mechanics that drive play" (or something along those lines) is indeed the more...
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SableWyvern reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Rather than “aimless”, I think the useful antonym might be something like “unlinked”. There’s a book about the design of the Wild Wide...
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SableWyvern reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
And I tried to make a distinction between two versions of that, and apparently that's not working. So, I again repeat I'm uninterested...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Throughout this conversation, I've been saying that it sounds like you think intent only counts as intent if it's narrowly focused on a...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.GURPS has a clear focus -- providing the tools to simulate a variety of (usually reasonably grounded) worlds and settings with a...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.If you don't want to use the word to cover the things it usually covers, then I'd suggest using a different word, or adding some...
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SableWyvern replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.That was my position, but I'm not sure it was widely held -- I recall getting quite a bit of pushback (some of my earliest posts here...