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Rogue-folk.

Hmm. Does that mean that we're classifying 2e era, Hickman revolution AD&D super-trad play as not simulationist? Or is that just style...

Yes, but it's only weird if you're working under the assumption that the game is meant to be a toolkit, and there aren't any standard...

Well for one thing that’s not really what they’re meant to describe within the model. For another, the terms are just… inflammatory. Not...

Probably because the “big model” is quite complex, and was developed through a lot of online discussion over time, but finalized mostly...

We call them roguelings now.

It’s definitely the “why are you spending all this time on something virtually no one cares about” aspect I’m arguing. If making tons...

Heck, I think it’s OK to exclude things. It just needs to be very mindfully and cautiously, and with full player buy-in. It’s the...

Yes, it may be. But what I've seen is that most often, it's not. Many folks here and many I've discussed with and played with create...

GURPS is a toolkit game. I don’t think D&D should be used as such without careful consideration; I think it causes more problems than...

That is the stance I’m arguing against, yes.

To me, the issue is that the number of DMs who think making a super-specific setting is great fun vastly outstrips the number of players...

Huh? Among friends, being nice is a perfectly good reason all on its own. And friends have no real reason to indulge one another in...

There’s a big difference between a Wookiee Jedi in Star Trek (where both concepts belong to a separate IP) and wanting to play an...

“Not wanting to suck” isn’t a creative agenda according to the definitions the Forge discussion used. I suppose it could be considered...