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<blockquote data-quote="Golden age Superhero" data-source="post: 9589332" data-attributes="member: 6775902">So, in another post I mentioned a gaming group that didn't come back to my table because I mentioned that I preferred lighter systems to crunch.&nbsp; In our discussion via text this came up:&nbsp;Less rules = less consistency. There's more opportunity for conflict arguing about how something's been handled. More rules gives a black and white picture of what to expect. This group is built on knowing what to expect, and making our decisions based on what we know, and we can only do that because of the heavily imposed rules and ability to find a ruling for anything. So the philosophy of rules heavy games is that it is better to have everything, or at least most things defined.&nbsp; It's best to have everything about what my character can do clearly defined on my character sheet.&nbsp; While the understanding of a rules light system is that less rules mean more of a chance to think outside your character sheet.&nbsp; If the rules favor just a basic rules like Old School Essentials, or my favorite Castles and Crusades and the rest will be up to the DM to adjudicate.So in summation, crunching systems better define what you can with a clearly defined rules set.&nbsp; While a lighter system is more up to GM fiat which fans of crunchy game really don't like.&nbsp; At least that is how I perceive it. What do you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Golden age Superhero, post: 9589332, member: 6775902"] So, in another post I mentioned a gaming group that didn't come back to my table because I mentioned that I preferred lighter systems to crunch. In our discussion via text this came up: Less rules = less consistency. There's more opportunity for conflict arguing about how something's been handled. More rules gives a black and white picture of what to expect. This group is built on knowing what to expect, and making our decisions based on what we know, and we can only do that because of the heavily imposed rules and ability to find a ruling for anything. So the philosophy of rules heavy games is that it is better to have everything, or at least most things defined. It's best to have everything about what my character can do clearly defined on my character sheet. While the understanding of a rules light system is that less rules mean more of a chance to think outside your character sheet. If the rules favor just a basic rules like Old School Essentials, or my favorite Castles and Crusades and the rest will be up to the DM to adjudicate. So in summation, crunching systems better define what you can with a clearly defined rules set. While a lighter system is more up to GM fiat which fans of crunchy game really don't like. At least that is how I perceive it. What do you think? [/QUOTE]

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