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<blockquote data-quote="Beleriphon" data-source="post: 7877923" data-attributes="member: 27847">On attributes/ability scores if we're looking at a universal system how granular do you want to get? Do you want to differentiate between fast twicth and slow twitch strength in muscles? Do you want there to be a difference in manual dexterity versus body position awareness? How about recall versus reasoning ability? Introversion versus extroversion?In the end no system is universal, they excel at some things and stink like day old skunk carcass at other things. Some systems are good at a relatively wide swath of genres (GURPS when approached from a particular vector) but not good at others (GURPS when approached for a particular vector) so it really depends.Are we doing something to play action/adventure games akin to D&amp;D, or GURPS, or Hero, or Savage Worlds. Those need a very different set of attributes than a game about training Pokemon, the trainer doesn't need to worry about personal strength, or agility; everything they want done is going to be acheived by their trained Pokemon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beleriphon, post: 7877923, member: 27847"] On attributes/ability scores if we're looking at a universal system how granular do you want to get? Do you want to differentiate between fast twicth and slow twitch strength in muscles? Do you want there to be a difference in manual dexterity versus body position awareness? How about recall versus reasoning ability? Introversion versus extroversion? In the end no system is universal, they excel at some things and stink like day old skunk carcass at other things. Some systems are good at a relatively wide swath of genres (GURPS when approached from a particular vector) but not good at others (GURPS when approached for a particular vector) so it really depends. Are we doing something to play action/adventure games akin to D&D, or GURPS, or Hero, or Savage Worlds. Those need a very different set of attributes than a game about training Pokemon, the trainer doesn't need to worry about personal strength, or agility; everything they want done is going to be acheived by their trained Pokemon. [/QUOTE]

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