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I generally approach it as 'they genuinely remember playing by the rules in the book.' Firstly, as you say, memory. But even then, my interpretation is then that they tried to play by the rules (that they were aware of) when they showed up. No one noticed the rules for checking for exception...

Preemptive note: every time I try to get caught up on this thread, more posts arrive than I can get through before being called away. I'm going to address the OP and comment on some posts I've seen. It may all well be wildly out of date to the primary discussion at this point. I'm also going to...

Here and elsewhere.

True, and a good point to mention. A car (for instance) would have a power-plant component and a drivetrain component. However, weren't the drivetrains and engines also rated by wattage and thrust, but not horsepower? Or am I misremembering (it has been over 20-25 years, so I have no illusions...

I believe the power plant was actually in kilowatts, because why be consistent on SI or Imperial units? Spaceships, IIRC, had a couple of different implementations. Some of them basically the vehicle/robot rules, others more abstract (IIRC the version in the first 3e GURPS:Space book you pretty...

To complicate the discussion a little bit more (sorry), what GURPS ends up incentivizing you do can increase this 'slow to operate' style of complexity, outside and above the number of rolls and checks it asks one to make. Especially for something like modern-or-later firearm exchanges. Damage...

Any timeline where memes and online culture pre-date the end of Ambrose Bierce's life and literary career is a more interesting timeline than ours.

It's an issue without a single correct answer, so I'm unsurprised both that people have liked either permutation and that games were developed both with and without clear play loops. However, I think people new to a game -- and especially younger gamers and people new to RPGs in general (but...

Regarding death during character creation: even as a kid, I recognized it as a press-your-luck mechanic and not that different from rolling up a D&D character with a 6 Constitution and 'having to' start over. It clearly grabbed a bunch of other people by the adrenal gland, though (and...

Not inherently (as mentioned, you can throw fruit juice and sugar syrup in regardless of alcohol content, or otherwise change the product before or after alcohol-removal). The above-mentioned Guinness is already one of the lowest-cal dark beers available even with alcohol. That said, alcohol is...

That might be what I am thinking of.

Well, last time I checked, humans were animals and have access to chocolate, Guinness zero, climate control, and roleplaying games. On the other hand, we also have the wheel, New York, wars, (the internet, pineapple pizza,) and so on, so maybe that's a vote in favor of the dolphins.

Mora Pol shows up twice. The 'look like the scientist that raised him' bit appears to be a reference to being a brown haired Caucasian with slicked-back hair. Odo's 'Madame Tussauds in a heat wave' look is clearly not part of looking like Pol. It could be some kind of default form (perhaps to...

I am likewise curious. Especially if one thinks Hero does it better. The two are not the same, but they seem very similar in the aspects that affect tactical play.

I generally don't do that 'fixed it for you'-type response, but are you sure you don't mean: 'cause that would be funnier. If those two words combine in your mind to something unpleasant*, perhaps it is the comedy sites** you've been visiting that are sensitizing you. Take a break from them...

If you can find him, Hemlock/Max Wilson/FormerlyHemlock was trying to do much the same some time ago. I think he started wanted to do so with D&D 5e (converting it into a computer program as an intermediary), but decided finally that it was the wrong game for the task. I think he ended up going...

Anyone have decent Insight instead? Perhaps they can find a little non-threatening critter down there that knows about all the secret doors, doesn't want to give anything away, but has a terrible poker face.

There is a reason they had to later work hard to remind the audience that he was a bad guy.

To be clear, neither do I. It is more a facet of cameos (and that we're referring to his inclusion in the movie as one to begin with) in general. They can be great fun (especially if the actor seems to be having a good time). However, they often do not elevate the overall product (except I guess...

There was little wrong with Prince of Thieves, it just wasn't especially right. Costner (who, yes, is American and sounds it), rather than the passion he brought to The Untouchables through JFK, started (or continued, depending on how you view Dances With Wolves) his streak of underacting...