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We can approach this with a more extreme example: Would you use the same mechanics to run a game that's supposed to make players feel...

Romantasy is definitely a "know it when you see it" vibe. The primary romantic entanglement takes up a lot of "screen time", as it...

Gendered pronouns are pretty much obsolete, when so much communication is digital, and there is, theoretically, no differentiation...

To be fair, it's probably a little higher in context, since it was probably two players in a group of 4-6 making characters.

Chance of a 7- on 5d6k3 is 1.95%. So the chance for a 6 stat array to contain one value that is 7- is ~11.1%. (I know you can...

lol, everyone’s posts would start looking like a Tetrasodium post at that point.

That game will be called Chads, it’s about taunting enemies that they’re all betas.

That sounds like what the people working for the wizards WANTS you to think. :)

I think if you don't consume modern fantasy media--as in from the early 10s to now--it's easy to believe that D&D is in it's own bubble...

Yes, when I chose the word recursive, I was thinking of a conversation like this; - D&D mechanics are designed to emulate a genre. -...

And this leads to why this sort of conversation makes me want to tear my hair out. When I think of mechanics in tabletop RPGs that try...

I guess, having just gone in to bat for Prince Valiant over Pendragon, that I can hardly quibble with someone else taking a position at...

You are all young tortles, freshly hatched. You all start on the beach, far from the ocean. Next to you is a wooden chest, possibly...

Do we have examples of games built using narrativism that would work for beer and pretzel players? Would Monster of the Week be one?

So basically, there's no reason to keep a numerical descriptor over just using free text, if the numbers aren't actually driving...