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It can go either way with me. Sometimes I just get an idea and want to run with it. Not how everybody rolls, however (I land...

Well, I do place a high value on clear communication, so possibly so. But that doesn't make it a realistic choice.

Well, you always have to account for "This is the campaign concept I'm interested in running, and I have to use some system for it."...

I don't doubt you're sincere here, but I will note that there's some semantic loading in "onus" as used in that sentence. It often is a...

It’s a matter of what aspect of playing a tortle appeals to the player. Which is why it needs to be discussed. Is it the mechanics? Is...

Not in all cases. I push descriptive grammar because I think getting focused on prescriptive grammar is trying to sweep back the tide...

I've got to say back in the days that I still played games that used random generation, I didn't see appreciably less of this with...

Penetrating it is going to always use up some energy, which is what Aftermath ballistic weapons damage was based on. The question was...

As I recall, the motorcycle in Aftermath would only get you so far against a .44 rifle, too.

Both. Amount of work is not an excuse to ignore the interests of a player. That's the road that leads down to GM supremecy. I do...

Plenty of DMs in this thread with curated worlds said they will work with the player. I have, repeatedly. I have mentioned several ways...

Uhm, to be a little blunt, what sort of reasons would you expect? Choice of character is often a look-and-feel thing; its not massively...

The trickiest part will be the art, as even high-quality skilled human art produced in great volumes at great speeds can be riddled with...

I believe I'm done responding to you in this thread.

And see, this? This is you putting in the work to SHOW someone why there's a direction things are going. It's you working with the...