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<blockquote data-quote="LokiDR" data-source="post: 5371323" data-attributes="member: 6239">Dresden Files is a game that tries to make monsters to be monsters again.&nbsp; It does give you a sense of &quot;mysterious&quot; but it is still a system.&nbsp; I can understand the plant monster just used a block on my movement as the GM says &quot;roots burst from the ground and hold your feet fast&quot;.&nbsp; It is more open and therefore easier to think it is mysterious but this is still an illusion and the cost is balance.&nbsp; Dresden Files is a great game for gamers but doesn't do well for power gamers.&nbsp; You need the group to go along, the rules by themselves can't address balance well because there is so much the players can do.The history of the gaming industry looks like it's saying &quot;structure sells&quot;.&nbsp; D&amp;D is not a free-form game.&nbsp; Of the old White Wolf line, which was the most popular: the free-form Mage the relatively ridged Vampire?&nbsp; I can tell you which would address Ari's interests better but at the end of the day print runs will trump niche interest in a niche market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LokiDR, post: 5371323, member: 6239"] Dresden Files is a game that tries to make monsters to be monsters again. It does give you a sense of "mysterious" but it is still a system. I can understand the plant monster just used a block on my movement as the GM says "roots burst from the ground and hold your feet fast". It is more open and therefore easier to think it is mysterious but this is still an illusion and the cost is balance. Dresden Files is a great game for gamers but doesn't do well for power gamers. You need the group to go along, the rules by themselves can't address balance well because there is so much the players can do. The history of the gaming industry looks like it's saying "structure sells". D&D is not a free-form game. Of the old White Wolf line, which was the most popular: the free-form Mage the relatively ridged Vampire? I can tell you which would address Ari's interests better but at the end of the day print runs will trump niche interest in a niche market. [/QUOTE]

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