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Well, not that I entirely disagree but lots of system have definite 'cans' and 'shoulds' in them, like lists of ways that a GM might...
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Principles (at least in Apocalypse World) not advice or suggestions. They are instructions. The game says, "Always say what your...
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Systems are just compilations of mechanics. Advice crosses the line into mechanics anywhere that "should" or "best practice" in a...
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This fuzziness is precisely why I asked the question. I have the same issues.
Jan 19, 2026
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I was going to take a stab at it but the difference is less clear than it was in my head. I suppose there is a spectrum: "When you...
Jan 19, 2026
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That is actually where the DMsGuild conversion doc came from, I believe.
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Quite probably you are aware, but there was a conversion guide and discussion on the giantitp forums a while back. I've not run it but I...
Jan 19, 2026
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Somehow, to me personally, that just feels wrong. In the sense that it rubs me the wrong way. Without any further arguments or...
Jan 19, 2026
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Also, the next person who discovers a hoarde of fossils may decide that it's more profitable to sell them as knick knacks rather than a...
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Sure but also some museums and scientists might need money at some point and then decide to destroy some bones from their archives for...
Jan 19, 2026
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I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, really cool. And it's dead and rock; it's not like we have to worry the T-rexes were mistreated...
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Me (21F) have met an older guy (M38). We come from very different backgrounds. Im from a nice upper class family dad treats me like...
Jan 19, 2026
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Ahh, no, those aren't my categories at all, simply the ones most often used in coversations like these. One can't go dropping in new...
Jan 19, 2026
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no one said you had to
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