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I would never want to be accused of being antiverisimilitudinicitous.

I think the simulationist impulse is to NOT have the GM make a decision because they think it will be a more interesting challenge or...

I don't think about simulationism in TTRPG as really about "modeling". To me, it's more about introducing procedures into play that...

Arise, my favorite holiday thread! It's a new Christmas season, and there's a bunch of new Christmas music to showcase. I'll kick the...

Another bit of information, although, again, nothing remotely conclusive, is the choice of species in Baldur's Gate 3. I found this...

I'm fine with that mix, it's just been done already. My personal thought is simply that de-emphasizing "ancestry as cultural marker"...

Me too. My setting is influenced by civilizations and widespread trade of the Bronze Age peoples (and so, the peoples are more exposed...

I mean, it would be weird and notable if there was absolute parity across every town in the continent, so I don’t think anyone wants...

This is why I rely on others' maps more than I rely on their words. I can make stuff up about people and places. But a map is handy for...

Sure. But new people are coming in all the time and older players leaving, so assuming token play is attractive to newer players...

I'm actually pretty OK with a broadly cosmopolitan setting where racial distinctions aren't noticed much. That's what Al-Qadim did back...

Honestly it's hard to make generalizations based on anecdotes. My current game I put 60 options on the table for base species, and 3 of...

I was sure trying. :)

hehes is now a thing.

Yea, I wouldn't try and generalize. All I would say is that the presentation and options within the books carry moderate weight towards...