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They can also be seen as building on thief abilities, secret door detection, rangers' tracking ability, etc.

I always thought skills came from saves? I mostly see them as a bit of a misstep in rpg design, and more recent design has gone back to...

Given what I know of your groups tastes, I think you'd all love it. I really enjoyed the tragic romance is ended up being. There was a...

A character in a role playing game is a heuristic that allows the player to take on the role of a character in a setting and interact...

Good! If people can't be bothered to create things themselves why should that cost me money?

Which RPG(s) do you have in mind?

Do you have an example of a game that does it? I ask because I play a lot of Narrative games and discussion about what happens next is...

What if "cooler" was replaced with "more realistic" or "more appropriate for the setting" or "fit in more with how everyone viewed the...

When I watch Casablanca, I am moved by the unfolding of the relationship between Rick and Ilsa, even though I'm not in love with either...

I'm going to cop out and say it depends on the game. I'm not that familiar with Cthulhu dark but based on the source material my first...

So I think this is the sort of example which highlights why I don't like randomising these things, and why a lot of people feel...

I much prefer example one and three because the player is retaining some kind of alignment with their characters expression of...

This is probably group and system dependant. I'll often outright narrate changes in my characters priorities happening, normally as part...

Yes I agree with that. We understand, as a group, that the character isn't themselves in some sense. Same as with the darkest self...

I’ve created a bit of a knot in what I’m saying, I’ll try and unravel it. My first point is that interpretation of the meaning of the...