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The movie Serenity is so strong as well, I'm not convinced that a season 2 or even seasons 2 and 3 would have been as good.

This only has any value if Joss Whedon is involved.

To have fun playing a game that includes the tropes of the desired genre without necessarily getting personally uncomfortable.

If the player is actually scared, then they're not acting! Speaking just for myself, part of what is involved in roleplaying as I see...

"HP" "Levels Period" Those D&D mechanics have always been quite meta. Like, why do you suddenly gain this big chunk of class abilities...

If there's no consistency, I'm not really sure I see how relevant any fictional measurement matters. At that point its just color...

Yeah… that is an insanely high bar to set. Okay GM… accomplish what professional writers accomplish! Oh, and do it for multiple...

The last time I ate a pizza was when I was in elementary school and was given a piece of microwaved pizza. I will now take over this...

In Rolemaster, which is rather heavily influenced by Tolkien, you have three "ranks" of Men: High, Mixed, and Common. High Men are...

Frodo's player: Right, I haven't spent a single meta point this whole campaign, watch this! [Slams 20 poker chips on the table]

I have first edition on (an official) CD-ROM!

Earthdawn has an in-fiction explanation for every D&Dism it embraces. It's glorious.

Via the process of play.

I cast 'Restore Je Ne Sais Quoi' on Conan. That stab to the face really bummed him out.

It’s not about “doing their job”. It’s about enjoying doing it that way. Enjoying how that makes the game work. I changed the Cure...