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You seem to have read a bit of my Torchbearer 2e actual play. Do you really think the reason that I enjoy TB2e (or Burning Wheel, or 4e...

Leaving the ethics (piracy) out of a discussion about LLM's aka "ai" is like discussing which deadly poisons taste the best. Does it...

Why is what you think agency is more significant, or more reasonable, that what the OP of the thread thinks agency is?

Maybe you should.

I disagree that "we" won't be deciding this. It reminds me of friends who don't vote in political elections because their votes "don't...

I absolutely do not. If your ethical code hurts others then it can and should be condemned.

Babylon 5 Is the Greatest, Most Terrible SF Series - Reactor

I love Babylon 5. The wobbly sets and other amateurish bits are part of its charm. The bits that work (which is most of it) are...

I don't know what you mean by 'worldbuilding powers'. I also don't know why you think they are inherently in conflict with 'the rules...

Who do you think writes these games? Who do you think GMs them? Do you think they are written by unhappy players and then forced on bad...

I would say that it's a pretty good comparison, yes. Stress is a stand in for Hit Points to some extent, but it's more about effort or...

In a lot of cases the GM I want restrained is me. The reason I want myself restrained is to remove things from my sphere influence I do...

So, it's not the same rules. The rules are different for different roles. But there are rules that apply. The GM role is different from...

The respective functions of the players and the GM is a variable determined in part by the game rules and the group's agenda for play...

I published a game, and a supplement. It was fun and satisfying to write and design it. It was fun and satisfying to hire an editor, a...