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I don't think so. I think it can apply just as much to systems not focused on task resolution; it just applies to a much broader amount...

Okay, but your reaction seemed focused on the dice when what I'm talking about is the randomization (and yes, I still think a big part...

Can't say I've seen many examples of that. It may just be that how PF2e handles some things mechanically doesn't fit with your sense of...

Fantasy Grounds is self hosted. .. Anyway, sure, self-hosting can have drawbacks, but internet bandwidth is much better for most of us...

I'll note I haven't seen that kind of problem with Maptool in years now. Admittedly, I've got a big pipe, but the program has also been...

More accurately I'd say it can easily drop into that. I suspect most people actually trying (who haven't convinced themselves that...

Except it doesn't cover all the cases, and in all cases it doesn't actually motivate a player in any particular direction. Sometimes...

I'm afraid I have that poster blocked if they're who I think.

A general space of approaches to game play where the outcome of a social encounter or social rolls is not a "here is how you act"...

This is because what you’re describing isn’t an example of thoughtful design. You’re just kind of taking an instance of D&D play and...

Very possible. I'm not a handy enough person I would automatically know where to draw the line between good modern hand tools and bad...

Depends on what you mean by "mechanics first". It very much avoids a lot of loosey-gooseyness in how you're supposed to handle things...

I think its also that while the base of the game is still oriented toward the city level, there's less emphasis on the 'everything you...

That's why I ran a couple games of Fate at one point, but concluded "uncomfortable" was a vast understatement to how it made me feel as...

I wouldn't describe the first as automatically "cheating" (though I do think it easily can be gaming process), but yes, I think having...