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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8192864" data-attributes="member: 22779">Again, I freely admit my ignorance.But, you're saying I could play this game without any prior experience with Blades in the Dark?&nbsp; Or, do they simply reproduce enough of the mechanics from BitD so that I can play this scenario.&nbsp; Because, from the description, that's exactly what this sounds like.&nbsp; You're playing a BitD scenario, exactly the same way I'd play a D&amp;D module.&nbsp; It's not meant to be replayed, nor is it meant to be a complete RPG in and of itself, in that I won't use these mechanics to make new scenarios.There's a question.&nbsp; Is something an RPG if you cannot use the mechanics to create scenarios with it?&nbsp; Thus, a module isn't an RPG - you don't use Isle of Dread to do anything other than play Isle of Dread.&nbsp; And, yes, I realize I'm tiptoeing around the idea of RPG's being game creation engines, but, I think it's a valid point.&nbsp; Something that distinguishes RPG's from other games is that we use RPG's to create something, and it's that something that we play.&nbsp; If a game cannot be used to create something, is it an RPG?&nbsp; Or simply what is commonly referred to as a module?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8192864, member: 22779"] Again, I freely admit my ignorance. But, you're saying I could play this game without any prior experience with Blades in the Dark? Or, do they simply reproduce enough of the mechanics from BitD so that I can play this scenario. Because, from the description, that's exactly what this sounds like. You're playing a BitD scenario, exactly the same way I'd play a D&D module. It's not meant to be replayed, nor is it meant to be a complete RPG in and of itself, in that I won't use these mechanics to make new scenarios. There's a question. Is something an RPG if you cannot use the mechanics to create scenarios with it? Thus, a module isn't an RPG - you don't use Isle of Dread to do anything other than play Isle of Dread. And, yes, I realize I'm tiptoeing around the idea of RPG's being game creation engines, but, I think it's a valid point. Something that distinguishes RPG's from other games is that we use RPG's to create something, and it's that something that we play. If a game cannot be used to create something, is it an RPG? Or simply what is commonly referred to as a module? [/QUOTE]

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