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I've apologized to you so many times for that. What else can I say to make up for that? :) I guess the internet has got to internet, right?

I'm picturing Tinkerbell appearing, telling us to "Clap! Clap if you believe in RPGs! If you believe in RPGs, they never truly die!"

The nice folks at Catalyst Game Labs (BattleTech) weigh in.

It is very difficult for any company to make plans when there is a lack of stability in the market. Right now, the United States doesn't have the capability to print game books or produce board games, at least not in the numbers and quality we've grown accustomed to, and it will take years...

This is a difficult one for me because the themes and stock characters we expect from the western genre are often lacking in D&D. If you want to make a module a western, you just slap on those stock characters and trappings and you're pretty much there, but there are a few that are probably...

Uh, no, not at all. There are certainly GMs who abuse their authority, but this isn't really about abuse is it? The GM has a fundamentally different role from that of a player. To argue that the GM should be bound by the exact same rules as the players is just odd because they have different...

I don't. What double standard do you see here?

Practically speaking, how often is a GM overriding any rule based on their whims really a problem? This is not a rules problem this is a social problem. Changing the rules isn't going to fix a jerk GM. How many games don't have clear rules understood by the players? Then you just end up in a...

What's even the point of having a GM who is as bound to the rules as a player? One of the essential functions of a GM is to adjudicate actions, and there are always going to be cases where the rules do not cover whatever situation your players find themselves in. If player and GM are bound by...

I don't think we can be friends anymore.

Good gravy, man. That is a deep, deep cut. I forgot this movie even existed.

I went with no because the price would likely be astronomical.

While it's less expensive, I think the lack of detail makes some of those models a bad choice for new painters. I think they need the detail while figuring out the best way to paint things. That said, they certainly don't need to drop $30 for an expensive GW model. And quite honestly...

Unless you're a dedicated collector, attempting to have miniatures for every type of creature is an exercise in frustration. Though it's certainly nice to have an array of the more common creatures used in campaigns. I've seen miniatures like this on Amazon but I've been hesitant to make...

I think I got Mongoose and Monte Cook confused. I'm often confused by the letter M.

Hence my comment, perhaps they'd prefer a game like Descent, Hero Quest, or Star Fleet Battles. Something other than an RPG. I categorically reject this interpretation of the role of a GM. It's okay if that's how other people want to play, but it's not something I have the slightest interest in.

I don't know what principled means here. I'm really out of my depth here and I should have thought twice before posting in a thread about game theory. I have a great deal of difficulty following discussions about game theory. That's on me.

It's their definition of agency and the examples they give. They want a game where the GM doesn't really arbitrate.

"The rules were made for man, not man for the rules." Gygax 2:27 Good question. You could always just flip a coin giving every action a 50/50 chance of succeeding no matter how nonsensical it might be, but is that a good solution? The OP defines agency as "the product of inviolable rules...

It sounds like you want to play Descent or Hero Quest rather than an RPG. That's perfectly fine, but accepting your definition of agency as valid means RPGs wouldn't be much fun. An attempt to codify every conceivable action a player character might take is a Sisyphean task. What happens when...