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Entirely fair. I might think you have to be--very cautious--in defining "traditional game" to make this work, but that's a nitpick.

I see all traditional games as having a simulationist drive as part of their make-up, even if it isn't the most important thing. Most...

I'm not recalling one myself. Modern Hero System has it as an option, but its pretty anemic.

Though I'd suggest "need" is doing some heavy lifting both times you do it. Savage Worlds doesn't technically "need" metacurrency; it...

I won't belabor it, but that seems to add up to "I just don't like it, but can't express why." Which is what it is (your example isn't...

The mechanics don't need to be dead simple to nonexistent, but I do find them much more immersive when what I know as a player closely...

Out of curiosity, can you explain why the difference (barring my last sentence in my post above)?

Like I said, you're not alone, but I have to point out dealing with most mechanics involves "getting out of character" to one degree or...

That doesn't overly suprise me in either direction. As someone who probably has (undiagnosed) ADHD, its a pain the behind in sometimes...

Moving my former real life group onto a VTT has lead me to an interesting issue where one player, on account of their ADHD, is much more...

The problem--which may or may not be a problem from an individual point of view--is that it can get to the point where it becomes...

Are you KIDDING me? I've been playing this game for over 40 years. I AM an old customer. And I can tell you that NOBODY is ignoring me...

I remember years ago back playing Living Grayhawk (3e), there was a casual mention of a lesbian couple. One of the players was...

The value of the disadvantage should at least be reduced, however.

It is relevant, however, when someone pulls out an anecdote showing the game is ‘broken’ but that anecdote didn’t actually follow the...