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I said most of this over on the purple site already, but it doesn't make much difference to me, because they're just not very different. Look at the gameplay loop for most RPGs. It can generally be described as this: The GM presents a situation with an obstacle. The player(s) state how they try...

On that note, there's an oft-repeated bit of inherited wisdom in the RPG community that systems narrowly focused on x genre are better at genre emulation than "universal" or "setting agnostic" games. But as always, inherited wisdom should always be questioned. And frankly, I don't buy this one...

Oh yeah, I'm not saying that there's no conflict possible in the genre. I'm just saying that the type of day-to-day mundane conflicts I understand them to involve isn't something I want to game out. I feel like I've already had plenty in real life.

I don't have any interest in "slice of life" RPGs. They just seem like they'd be pretty dull. That said, I've never played one, so I may have it all wrong. I'd have reservations about any game where you play kids or teens (like Masks or Kids on Bikes etc.), but I guess I'd be open to it if the...

One thing I would like to say about the (in?) famous Lou Zocchi video is that Mr Zocchi is a salesman selling his product. Such lines as "Your characters are dying because you're using dice that cannot make saving rolls" (5:18 of the linked video) are classic FUD manipulation. Having spent years...