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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 5978034" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Unfortunately, I cannot XP Crazy Jerome for the next 15 years either.&nbsp; Explicit, concise rules text, especially when addressing the implications of the inclusion of contentious mechanics/spells, is an absolute must.&nbsp; Off topic (my apologies Pemerton) but what really bothers me is when I see people maintain three incoherent positions at once:- An unbalanced gaming platform should be our working foundation.- Rules modules will balance the unbalanced gaming platform for those who wish it.- The rules texts must not be overly &quot;meta-gamey&quot; nor read as a clear, dry, engineering manual (therefore at least rendered marginally opaque through the mash of crunch with stylized, &quot;immersive&quot; prose).How in the world does that compute?&nbsp; I would love it if the engineering infrastructure of the modern world was designed off such a mission statement.&nbsp; I'm sure those projects would turn out balanced and thus produce predictable, reliable output with no economic or biological casualties.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 5978034, member: 6696971"] Unfortunately, I cannot XP Crazy Jerome for the next 15 years either. Explicit, concise rules text, especially when addressing the implications of the inclusion of contentious mechanics/spells, is an absolute must. Off topic (my apologies Pemerton) but what really bothers me is when I see people maintain three incoherent positions at once: - An unbalanced gaming platform should be our working foundation. - Rules modules will balance the unbalanced gaming platform for those who wish it. - The rules texts must not be overly "meta-gamey" nor read as a clear, dry, engineering manual (therefore at least rendered marginally opaque through the mash of crunch with stylized, "immersive" prose). How in the world does that compute? I would love it if the engineering infrastructure of the modern world was designed off such a mission statement. I'm sure those projects would turn out balanced and thus produce predictable, reliable output with no economic or biological casualties. [/QUOTE]

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