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  1. CandyLaser

    Worlds of Design: What Defines a RPG?

    I have not. The comic is great, and I've read the playtest material as well, but it wouldn't be a good fit for any of my groups.
  2. CandyLaser

    Worlds of Design: What Defines a RPG?

    I'm inclined to think that the presence of an avatar is common, but not essential. There's a range of games here - games in which each player has multiple avatars (Band of Blades, troupe play in Ars Magica), games in which players jointly control shared avatars (Everyone is John, some iterations...
  3. CandyLaser

    Worlds of Design: What Defines a RPG?

    Apparently my old account is gone, or more likely I just forgot its login information. In any case, I did want to comment on this bit of folk etymology. The oldest known use of biannual is in the sense of 'twice a year.' 'Once every other year' is biennial. What's more, even if 'biannual' had...
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