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Yes, and it's specifically why I chose it as a contrasting option and was quite specific in my language. As I understand it, it's not...

It might be faint praise if you say it. It's sincere praise from me, as I prefer the traditional approach to investigation. I don't need...

I’m totally open to learning it! The text just seems bland and uninspiring every time (unfortunately I have the same issue with WWN)...

I’ve tried to read Mythras several times because I know it’s supposed to be great, but for some reason I find the text a slog every time.

To add to my previous comment on Mythras and because you've expressed an interest in BRP: although the idea of emulating D&D rules feels...

Mythras would be my go-to based on the requirements described. By default, it leans towards a lower-powered starting point, but I was...

I agree with the sentiment here, and its why I try to remember not just to end with, "Your way is also OK" but to start with, "My way is...

More importantly, you'd need to invent rules for determining if the characters' theories are correct or not, since there is no...

Proper management of the phase chart is a bit of an art, even with proper tools.

If genre is being used as a fairly high-level term, to refer predominantly to general setting norms (hard sci fi, gritty fantasy...

I've only run a single campaign with HERO, and it was high-powered fantasy. Even with the high power level, it definitely didn't feel...

This phrase got me thinking. When I'm planning a game, I usually start with a concept, settle on a system, then do the work to mesh the...

I think an even bigger danger isn't retreating toward an extreme position, itself, as much as characterizing the other side's opinions...

I almost want to say session zero is too late for some of those choices to be made. If you invite me to play D&D, before I even leave...

I more or less agree with you on this. How do you handle such a player, though? These days, instead of outright rejection I’ll just say...