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I don't really have a consistent price point- just that as it goes up, I'm less impulsive about buys. I have certain practices that...

Not copying exact text?

As he said, its also a common perception of Hero, and while Hero has some initial engagement needed (learning to count Normal dice and...

Oh I don't think its just you. We say steal in common parlance- I never really thought about the other connotations and how they might...

On a 6 point scale of 0: theatrical improv 1: Rules Light 2: Rules Medium Light 3: rules Medium 4: Rules Medium Heavy 5: Rules Heavy. 6...

As a creator myself, I like “steal” for much the reasons I like “elfgames”: it encourages a good perspective about the innately...

Taking it seriously as proper design is not required to use it as a rotating point for skilled play. Its not like being ad-hoc in...

I mean, honestly, this seems an odd argument. If you consider deriving your mechanics and concepts from other games immoral, that...

"Light on" does not mean "nonexistant" last time I looked.

Yeah, back in the day when Steve Perrin looked at an obviously RQ derived game and said it seems oddly familiar, my response was "Well...

Well, that's largely because the early Gygaxian D&D was pretty light on mechanics, especially outside of combat, in general.

It can be even more procounced with a two-gun user because the reload times are so awful; even with talents its hard to get it better...

Of course you are. You seem to think even collectively, the typical player group is less trustworthy to make house rules decisions than...

The difference is I don't have to badmouth most of the player populace to defend mine.

I saw a lot of hell sent downrange via Chain Lightning by our chronic sorcerer player. Its one of the reasons I tend to roll my eyes...