The worst part is when the jury starts arguing in court about whether the whole trial should be resolved with roleplaying or if things couldn't be speeded up with a die roll so they can get to some action.
"For the fifth time, no, you cannot make an Insight check."
“But I have the noble background and he looks like a peasant to me so he has to do whatever I say.”
I was annoyed by it when it came up, but I too lacked context.
You know, I'd never really registered on how many buzzwords the Forge generated that are still in use (and misuse) today. I was mostly paying attention to minis gaming developments during the period where it was most active and barely noticed what was going on in RPG design beyond glancing at new releases as they hit store shelves.
It is one of those things that most people don't know or don't care about, but becomes a pet peeve for those who do. Kinda like...
