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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Turner" data-source="post: 2794392" data-attributes="member: 12329">I'd merely suggest that you're bogged down in an earlier part of the thread that we have moved beyond.  I haven't gone back myself to look at the details, but I think that, at this point in the thread, my position is nothing like what you were suggesting.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Wil,I don't think you and I can make any further progress.  In looking over your responses, I get the urge to copy and paste things I've already said.  So we're likely at an impasse.For what it's worth, I think this impasse is highly theoretical, abstract, and shouldn't affect your enjoyment of Burning Wheel (or D&D for that matter!).   In the end, I just hope that folks give Burning Wheel a try.  I think you have enough information about the game, rather than my own personal game design philosophy, to decide if Burning Wheel is right for you.  I appreciate your input!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />EDIT: Actually, that last bit is too wishy-washy.  I do hope to affect people's opinions and to change their ideas about what is good gaming.  If I didn't think that my ideas about gaming were right, I wouldn't have them, would I?  Go out and play games like me!  I'm objectively right!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />Just have fun gaming.  That's all that matters.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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