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That's what you think, huh? That when Vince and Meg Baker wrote Apocalypse World, that they said "we need some marketing phrases that...
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This is one of those areas where we need to be mindful of the not pulling isolated text out of the context of the game. Apocalypse World...
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Of the first 10 non-dice images in the 2024 PHB there's 1 that's 'twee.' there are nine that aren't, including a couple that are brutal...
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I'd argue most narrative-support mechanics are somewhat gamist (and I should know, far as I know I essentially invented an early one...
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Except, as I said, I do. So maybe you don't want to use absolutes?
Jun 23, 2025
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Then that means being disruptive or a "chaos gremlin" is part of your table's social contract. The bigger point is that "but that's...
Jun 17, 2025
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For you it may be. But I’m not asking you to adopt this method for your game. I’m explaining the way these games work because you asked...
Jun 16, 2025
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My bolding. I agree to the principle, but the devil lies in the fact that we in trad play doesn't actually specify what is the failure...
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For the vast majority of my games where this question is relevant, exceptional feels too strong of a word for where I want them to...
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In any system I like the PC to be slightly above average to begin the game. In D&D in particular, with its Bildungsroman and Heroes'...
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It allows me to understand what other people see in things, even if they aren't to my taste.
Jun 10, 2025
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@EzekielRaiden, I can't help thinking that one of the reason you find this conversation frustrating and confusing is you seem to...
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I think this provides some clarity to me. In an earlier post, I mentioned being perplexed by some of the pushback I received. I had...
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Ah yes, the Gradine Corollary to Hanlon's Razor. Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity; and never...
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Would it? I assure you for a HMTW game it absolutely does not. Again, I read so many of your posts and I’m struck over and over at how...
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