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TwoSix reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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OK, but we know that things like willpower, anger, stamina etc all exist IRL, we just don't know how to measure their effect, or to... -
TwoSix reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Sorry man, this is what peak performance looks like
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
At least I've now learned that there's nothing "meta" about 4e D&D martial encounter and daily powers. After all, they reference...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think it can be useful to distinguish between establishing consequences of declared actions and framing a (new) scene. Although the...
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TwoSix reacted to zakael19's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Reflecting after posting in the Draw Steel! thread on this, I think that in a perfect scenario where all my players were masters of...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I hadn't read this when I posted just upthread: I agree with this. I want the dice (or other system procedure) to tell me whether or not...
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TwoSix reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I don't really like the "master" label, in any literal sense. (I'm happy enough with GM as a conventional label - as Vincent Baker puts...
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TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
No, I'm telling you that there is a calm and useful definition of metacurrency that you are completely ignoring in favour of, um, I...
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TwoSix replied to the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"?.Sure, but the point of a relatively lightweight and robust resolution system is to just get to the resolution, and not worry too much...
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TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
See, but that's not how we decide a mechanic is meta or not. Obviously the name helps it seem less meta, and that's actually quite...
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TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
This is all great evidence that we should[n't] confine out thoughts about 'player engagement' to matters that appear on forums like this...
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TwoSix reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
From SW WEG: "Being Heroic at the Dramatically Appropriate Moment. When a character spends a Force Point in a heroic way at the...
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TwoSix reacted to Kobold Avenger's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Anyways back to the subject of Romantasy, while I thought that Jacqueline Carey's books of the Kushiel's Legacy series which were...
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TwoSix reacted to Fenris-77's post in the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now with Like.
I meant in an entirely personal way, not in any way that involves social media or forums. If someone like to roleplay they are going to...
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TwoSix replied to the thread Vincent Baker on narrativist RPGing, then and now.I don't know a lot of people who know RPG "theory", but I have RL several players/GMs in my groups who quite enjoy discussing ways to...