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They're certainly not intended to be used without some assembly. There's a reason most of them that get any traction end up having...

Apparently not, since I tried that in the post you were originally responding to and you simply denied the points and acted like they...

I think the fashion metaphor works fairly well here. If you are designing a game today, you have a whole bunch of history you can learn...

I loved AW, but have reached the point where I consider 'PbtA' branding to be a warning flag on a new game. It's a bit melancholy...

Hmmm. In what way do you consider Alternity and Rolemaster similar? Handling of the way abilities fit into classes?

This is often the problem with semantic discussions; finding a term that isn't either too broad or negatively loaded can often be a...

Rather than “aimless”, I think the useful antonym might be something like “unlinked”. There’s a book about the design of the Wild Wide...

Because If I'm playing an enlightened swordmaster, I don't want the sword to be a prop. I want the sword (or axe, or bow, or whatever)...

And neither is everyone else. You're overextending the fact it doesn't work well for everyone (it'd be something the group I play with...

Some interesting historical notes. Devas and Asuras started both as more neutral entities. We know this because in Iranian traditional...

This is actually really plausible world-building on Tolkien's part. In the era before music-recording-and-replaying-technology, people...

Again, the problem you're missing that in some groups this isn't disruptive. Its what they do during play. Note upthread @TwoSix...

Nope. I've heard of this for groups that have been playing together for years. Its just a dynamic with some individual players or...

Because its Bloodtide.

I've seen it. Not for hours on end... but I don't think it takes hours for it to be disruptive or counterproductive (assuming that not...