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<blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 5885219" data-attributes="member: 1879"><p>Li Shenron said it already but it bears repeating: There is no such thing as a 'best RPG possible.' A Startrek holodeck wouldn't qualify, the Matrix wouldn't qualify. </p><p></p><p>An RPG is a system for portraying a world, and sometimes building one as well. And then for building and portraying individuals within that world. </p><p></p><p>The rules of that RPG change with the type of world you want to portray. More than that, they change with how you want to portray it. Do you want sweeping dramas of love and betrayal? Swashbuckling adventure? Gritty character exploration in a corrupt multi-national corporation? Golden-age 4-color superheroics? You could do all of that in a single setting, but you'ld have trouble doing it all well with a single system. </p><p></p><p>D&D is hard to define, but it does not encompass all the possibilities of roleplaying. it is not golden age superheroes, it is not science fiction, it is not romantic drama, etc. If they try to make the "perfect RPG" they will fail. They need to make the perfect D&D RPG. That is already a herculean enough task without muddying the waters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andor, post: 5885219, member: 1879"] Li Shenron said it already but it bears repeating: There is no such thing as a 'best RPG possible.' A Startrek holodeck wouldn't qualify, the Matrix wouldn't qualify. An RPG is a system for portraying a world, and sometimes building one as well. And then for building and portraying individuals within that world. The rules of that RPG change with the type of world you want to portray. More than that, they change with how you want to portray it. Do you want sweeping dramas of love and betrayal? Swashbuckling adventure? Gritty character exploration in a corrupt multi-national corporation? Golden-age 4-color superheroics? You could do all of that in a single setting, but you'ld have trouble doing it all well with a single system. D&D is hard to define, but it does not encompass all the possibilities of roleplaying. it is not golden age superheroes, it is not science fiction, it is not romantic drama, etc. If they try to make the "perfect RPG" they will fail. They need to make the perfect D&D RPG. That is already a herculean enough task without muddying the waters. [/QUOTE]
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