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Understand where I'm coming from when I say this: I don't think they were psychos. I think they were Kryptionan supremecists as you...

I'm at the local diner in my new neighborhood, and I'm having the "Agent Cooper" special for breakfast (slice of pie, heated, and a cup...

I've always suffered from not wanting sauce on my fries of any sort (wedge cuts with cheese and bacon are a special case); I mostly just...

Edit: You know, on second thought, I'm not getting into an argument with someone about MoS again.

No, its unusual but not entirely out of the blue; ever since Byrne wrote and drew Superman, there's been a take on Krypton where its...

Its perhaps not entirely clear on it, but a simple examination of the fact that it uses D&D style mechanics at two removes is going to...

It was an example, not a definition, but okay... Except insofar as "force" the the generic name for the tools used to enact...

There are adventures that pretty much do so to keep the AP linear. Likewise, there are plenty of players that surrender character choice...

I wouldn't say that. It depends on the group. Railroads, linear play, and adventures can be fairly popular forms of play. My partner...

I thought more because they didn't want to have just a copy but a homage so they altered the details but included them.

There's an argument; at least the Voyager could mostly choose where they were going. I can only go by reputation in either case.

That's typically about what Paizo does, I believe.

The difference there is they have an organized structure and control over their core environment; its mostly what's outside of that...

Yeah, but you aren't making claims about what works for most of the hobby, or that sandboxes are most of what's out there.

The "confused generation ship" trope goes back to Bob Heinlein and "Orphans of the Sky". First take on it in RPGs was quite early...