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I put steal in quotes for a reason, as it's not literally stealing games. Designers, of course, learn from each other. For example: 1...

And I'm not seeing a single moral issue. All work is built on prior work in one fashion or another, creative, technological or (as RPGs...

So, all art, all movies, all TV, all books, all RPGs other than yours, are immoral?

20 years ago, people (TSR mostly) thought thus, and it started to strangle the hobby. This was challenged, and proven wrong. Sharing is...

A lot of indie style games these days openly list their references and inspirations. It's a good thing to be influenced by other...

Rules design is not functional IP for any purpose that matters in the hobby. Rules expression can be copyrighted, but rules themselves...

Just to be clear, your position is that art that takes inspiration from other art is immoral?

Late 90s games are very different from now. A tip: The vast majority of game designers run and read a wide variety of games. The more...

With just this statement (leaving off the part about swearing off other systems), I don't even see how you can form an opinion after so...

How is 'anytime you resist my plot hooks, the game immediately ends' not also railroading?

I vote "for intent", though I'm more familiar with the "conflict resolution" naming. I've nothing against task-resolution, it suits some...

When people bring up Tolkien as an example of what fantasy they feel D&D should emulate, don't forget that at some point, even the...

Doesn't seem like a DM is needed when the group itself can just kick them out.

You think rules light games lack substance but the only ones you've ever played have been made at home? Bold of you to make definitive...

Well, I don't think many people have entered the hobby through doorways other than D&D, licensed property RPGs, or friends who already...