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Ah... ur... my satire detector is broken this morning. You are being silly that 5e can handle anything social or charisma based, right...

They all pay me tribute as demanded. I am as a God-Emperor DM

The next step is Giant Worm DM, be careful!

Why? Why do you assume such a toxic relationship between the players and DM? My current group has a rotating DM structure, and none of...

Ugh I hate this, face me while you're describing the situation goddammit! 😉

Wait are you just a Buddy GM? 'Yes player, the sewer goblin gives you a sword +1 in tribute'.

Yes, this. I've tried to convey a similar idea upthread. I don't know Apocalypse Keys other than your posts about it. But drawing on...

? These can all just be handled as Persuasion checks in 5e, with no special thematical postmodern game design required. Assuming that...

People who don't think that system matters, don't think that system matters, I agree. Their games are worse for it.

All I'm saying is that games are more than the fictional situation we are playing out. If I'm using Champions for a Hellboy-esque...

This strikes me as a sequencing error though. I'm not clear to what extent people really think 'I'd love to play a game about moral...

I have not. But now I’ll look it up.

I think at the time it was largely considered a copying of Rolemaster, which had already existed in similar structure for some 15 years...

I'm a big fan of Rolemaster 2 using the MERP sourcebooks and maps. I've run it a couple of times, never longer than 12 sessions but that...

All things being equal and assuming no worries about getting players, I would probably say AD&D 2E. It's slow progression and emphasis...