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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 6176169" data-attributes="member: 6688937">I think I would add that for games which have mechanics that when compared to D&D are more universal, less complicated, and more loose  or less simulative (I hesitate to say abstract or metagame) that the game can play mechanically very similarly between groups, while producing very different narratives. Which I think muddies the whole idea of a "pemertonian" style of one of these games. Which is to say, [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] and I might run two different groups through a game and produce two entirely different narratives and feels, yet neither of us would need to actually houserule any particular mechanical aspect of the game to achieve this. I would think that games like MHRP, FATE Core (especially the Accelerated version), and a few others would fall into this group. So, players of either group, would still be able to "translate" their experiences directly between groups.  (None of which prevents people from fiddling with those simple rules, in fact both MHRP and FATE are imminently hackable to emphasize one thing or another in the narrative.)I would also note that both MHRP and FATE have reputations within their communities as being easier for rpg newbies than for veterans of  D&D or other traditional rpgs. IME with FATE, this is well-earned. (In fact, I've seen a group of 8-11 year old girls playing a "Percy Jackson" style game of FATE Accelerated pick the game up almost without help from me.)</blockquote>

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