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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8136541" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>Each to their own, but I've long moved away from trying to increase verisimilitude via mechanics. I know that this is about helmets, but I'm thinking guns. God, there is little that annoys me more than a game with detailed rules for fire arms and listening to a bunch of players who have never held or shot a firearm argue about the rules and what they can do. And of course, I don't want to be "that guy" to crap all over the rules and the players' silly notions about how firearms work...because I hate it when my friends who are veterans make my ignorance known. Well, actually, I do like to talk about it, just not in the middle of a dramatic combat scene. </p><p></p><p>I much prefer to keep the rules abstract enough that we can leave a lot to our imaginations. I also enjoy fantasy because a lot of "realism" can be hand-waved by what would be supernatural abilities when compared to real life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8136541, member: 6796661"] Each to their own, but I've long moved away from trying to increase verisimilitude via mechanics. I know that this is about helmets, but I'm thinking guns. God, there is little that annoys me more than a game with detailed rules for fire arms and listening to a bunch of players who have never held or shot a firearm argue about the rules and what they can do. And of course, I don't want to be "that guy" to crap all over the rules and the players' silly notions about how firearms work...because I hate it when my friends who are veterans make my ignorance known. Well, actually, I do like to talk about it, just not in the middle of a dramatic combat scene. I much prefer to keep the rules abstract enough that we can leave a lot to our imaginations. I also enjoy fantasy because a lot of "realism" can be hand-waved by what would be supernatural abilities when compared to real life. [/QUOTE]
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