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Wil, I stand corrected. I humbly apologize for snapping at you. I thought you were taking this in another direction. If you end up acquiring a copy of the game, let's meet here again to talk about it. Pogre, my players want exactly the same thing. I live in NYC and game with some very busy...

Wil, I get it. Burning Wheel's not to your taste. I get it. It's cool. Are you just going to keep saying it over and over again? -L

Hi Jester, Sure, that might be the case. But lemme try something: So in my mind the system that does not try to control this is leaving much more to chance and opening the game up to abuse and possibly even curtailing player input by not providing a clear set of instructions which all players...

I posted a bunch of links up-thread. But here's an excellent example of play written up by RobNJ on the Forge: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=16734.0 -Luke

actually, since BW uses an Intent and Task method of resolution, you can still get what you want when you fail. This is discussed in the basic mechanics. Adjucating the consequences of failure is one of the main jobs of the GM. And putting all your weight on one roll in BW is good thing...

James, Let's talk privately sometime. Because 1) we're leveling some heavy personal mojo 2) If you're talking about the EDG debacle, I don't know what to say 3) as I said before, I don't think we actually disagree about anything. Henry, The game brings in most players right at the beginning...

Tinner, my man! You asked if the goal of BW is to get the mechanics out of the way in favor of good story telling. Couldn't be further from the truth. The goal of BW's system is to support an intense and conflict ridden narrative -- driving players to make more and more difficult and cool...

You can just call me Luke. :D Well, yes and no. There's a big section of the Character Burner that discusses how to write your Beliefs. About having Beliefs that incorporate your past, your present and your future. And about how to write Beliefs so that they contain action, and are not just...

::bows in reverence to the Wheel of Fire:: Hell. Yeah.

Now, we come full circle back to the beginning. The player decides. Right then and there? Hell, no! He decides what the big conflicts will be when he writes his Beliefs for his character. "I will plumb the hazards of the Tomb of Horrors, no matter the price! I will have her secrets and...

You're that incapable of discussion, eh? Whatever, man. Perhaps our godheads will bump into each other somewhere along the line. I'm sure they'd have fun playing together -- since we probably disagree on just about nothing except who's the bigger prick. As for the rest of you, I saw the "I...

Actually, I was baiting you. I never dismissed anything. I said: DnD allows a lot more room for GM fiat and does not have rules for conflict resolution; Burning Wheel has a lot less room for GM fiat and does have rules for conflict resolution. You called me pretensious and dismissive -- before...

It warms my heart to see the boys at ENworld talking about elitism on rpg.net while looking down their noses at a non-d20 game. The world is truly a wonderful place. ;) James, if you'll permit me, I'll take you last comment as a compliment: Thank you. To answer the OP's queries, let's do a...

Hi WillRich, That game I mentioned in my previous post? It took about 3 hours to play. Admittedly, it was only two players, but there was a lot of action. Two social conflicts (which play the same as "combat") and one big fight that included a human sorcerer, two Elves, and two great spiders...

Hi guys, been a trifle busy of late, so I apologize for not being able to participate in this thread a bit more. Patryn, you asked about players calling for tests. I'll give you two examples from a game I played the other night. Both involve the Duel of Wits mechanic, but they are also distinct...

Hi Dirigible. Yes, as Croth said, I'm the author/designer of BW. I was summoned hence in order to answer yon queries. thanks for your interest! -Luke

Hi Patryn, thanks for your interest in Burning Wheel. Let me see if I can answer your questions. First off, there are no levels in Burning Wheel. It's a minor point, but important. Every stat and skill advances individually. It's a bit more book keeping that an experience point based system...