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VVLessa reacted to RenleyRenfield's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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I think this is perfectly true and valid. I don't think this thread should be about what is "better overall" or "better for everyone"... -
VVLessa reacted to Enaknomolos's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think the fashion metaphor works fairly well here. If you are designing a game today, you have a whole bunch of history you can learn...
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VVLessa reacted to Aldarc's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
IMHO, the Daggerheart core "engine" has a lot of potential as a basis for other games (see PbtA, FitD, etc.), but I'm not necessarily...
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VVLessa reacted to Enaknomolos's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I think this thread has led me to the conclusion that the engineering metaphor ('mechanics') is fundamentally misleading when trying to...
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VVLessa reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Sure, but it seems to me like people are resisting the very idea that modern may equal better in some cases. As I said earlier, I...
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VVLessa reacted to hawkeyefan's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Would anyone really argue that the modern presentation used in Old School Essentials isn't what makes it great? Would anyone argue that...
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VVLessa reacted to Committed Hero's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Anything that uses a chart to determine a result is not modern. Any system that uses more than one mechanic to resolve activities isn't...
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VVLessa reacted to Enaknomolos's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I loved AW, but have reached the point where I consider 'PbtA' branding to be a warning flag on a new game. It's a bit melancholy...
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VVLessa reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
Rather than “aimless”, I think the useful antonym might be something like “unlinked”. There’s a book about the design of the Wild Wide...
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VVLessa reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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? These can all just be handled as Persuasion checks in 5e, with no special thematical postmodern game design required. Assuming that... -
VVLessa reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I should add that I do think simulation of setting is worthy goal of intentional design, which is why I praised Traveller. I would add...
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VVLessa reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
The following games are not narrowly focused on a single thing: Draw Steel Warhammer - The Old World Fabula Ultima Lancer Vampire - The...
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VVLessa reacted to soviet's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
This strikes me as a sequencing error though. I'm not clear to what extent people really think 'I'd love to play a game about moral...
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VVLessa reacted to pemerton's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
I can tell you what I took away from your "aimless" comment (and some of the elaboration/discussion it prompted, eg from @Campbell): A...
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VVLessa reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with Like.
"Working out things as they went" and not taking time to integrate them is sloppy as far as I'm concerned, and it showed across the...