Recent content by Thomas Shey

Again, I don't think saying "This sort of thing doesn't bother me so there's no need to care about it bothering anyone else" is not perhaps the flex it appears.

Degree matters. I consider that considerably less true than it is with a game where choices and consequences are purely or primarily at the GM's control. If you don't understand that distinction, I doubt my attempting to explain it will enlighten you. Of course it can but I still maintain...

One of our current dogs is a GSD/ACD mix. She's an--interesting--girl.

Scotland according to the common version of the story. If you want an Aussie dog though, probably look to Heelers/Cattle Dogs. Supposedly they're even part dingo.

Though called Australian Shepards, those should technically have California accents...

I've got a 70+ year old house, so I just take such things as a given.

The fact my statement does not apply to you does not mean it doesn't apply to a lot of people. Frankly, I'm a little startled people who've participated in extensive RPG discussion are not already aware of that (or if they are, they've chosen to ignore it). The question is, are you more...

With old enough houses, that kind of thing is not uncommon.

While I agree there's a difference between insulting people and insulting games, I think to assume the separation is complete there misunderstands human nature.

You may be misreading my statement. I don't think any of those systems proactively encourage "playing the GM". As I stated in my post, there are lighter systems that focus very much on "rulings not rules", and I'm firmly of the opininion that approach passively encourages playing the GM. As...

Okay, you meant it somewhat the opposite of what it seemed. But you've just explained how you can. Such systems tend to drop to at least some extent (some more than others) into accepting "rulings not rules" because their rules are too lightweight to handle any nuance internally, so GM...

There's a certain degree of "functionality will always lean into dry", but its hard to deny that GURPS seems to take that farther than most. Probably because it relates to the problem that clarity often works against ease of reading; in other words, you have it dead right that GURPS is, even by...

I'm positing that many, probably most GMs will not be good at keeping proper management of appropriate ammunition expenditure, probably among multiple people, in their heads. That's true of any number of supply things that may be relevant, and I don't think saying a GM will not probably handle...

Edit: Nor here other than showing my irritation.

Edit: You know, I've expressed my opinion here, I don't see any benefit to be had by belaboring it any more.