Fuck yeah! This sums up my opinion perfectly. I...
Fuck yeah! This sums up my opinion perfectly. I don't mind kitbashing but my personal approach is to announce any changes at character creation or at the beginning of a session (deciding if any...
View ArticleIn an abstract game like golf, I agree. But RPGs a...
In an abstract game like golf, I agree. But RPGs attempt to model complex situations. Perhaps I "don't know what I'm doing". I have, on occasion, selected rulesets that gave irrational results, and did...
View ArticleLeo Knight: Had I been so foolish as to pick that...
Leo Knight: Had I been so foolish as to pick that set of rules (which would have failed a basic sanity test in any number of ways) and assuming they had no other way out (which also strikes me as very...
View Article"My own view on this subject is very straight...
"My own view on this subject is very straight forward. After selecting a set of rules, and then modifying them to meet the group's needs- there is never a good reason to not play them as written."As...
View Article"The behavior is very childlike really. It...
"The behavior is very childlike really. It's that greedy part of ourselves that demands things go our way. It's someone losing a bet who then refuses to pay up instead begging for 'the best two out of...
View ArticleSiskoid: You can try that game Siskoid, but even ...
Siskoid: You can try that game Siskoid, but even a casual examination would reveal that that it fails.For example, would you call a baseball player who follows the rules of the game even when he...
View ArticleSee? Accusing me of moral turpitude again. Is it p...
See? Accusing me of moral turpitude again. Is it possible to stick to the arguments and not attack people's character (which you know nothing about)?Now, as to yours, you equate baseball and golf to...
View ArticleAnd by Crose, I actually meant Leo, sorry. A point...
And by Crose, I actually meant Leo, sorry. A point you didn't not address in your first answer to him.
View ArticleSiskoid: First off, I did address Leo's point...
Siskoid: First off, I did address Leo's point in my answer to him, if not directly. That is, it doesn't matter how abstract a game may or may not be.In specific, Leo's opening claim was a dodge. He...
View ArticleI didn't think Leo's example was a very go...
I didn't think Leo's example was a very good one either.The flaw in the baseball analogy is that you're talking about a cheating baseball (or golf) PLAYER, but the GM is NOT a player, he's a referee....
View ArticleSiskoid: First off, just because you're someth...
Siskoid: First off, just because you're something in real life doesn't mean that you're automatically correct on everything concerning it. People are wrong about things in their own professional all...
View ArticleFirst of all, just as RPGs are not sports, GMs aer...
First of all, just as RPGs are not sports, GMs aer not teachers, and games are not exams. What may be ethically inappropriate in one, may not translate to the other.Exams aren't meant to be fun, for...
View ArticleSiskoid: Now you're dodging like a mad man, l...
Siskoid: Now you're dodging like a mad man, looking for any straw to grab. You agree to debate from the example and when you lose you want to abandon them in mass.I already covered consensus. In my...
View ArticleHere you go again. Just because I debate an issue ...
Here you go again. Just because I debate an issue does not mean I am ethically deviant. In fact, I would not be posting if I didn't think your opinions were of interest. I'm not even opposed to your...
View ArticleSiskoid: I'll answer this first because I rea...
Siskoid: I'll answer this first because I ready have: Are you then saying my example of how to deal with a Negative Play Experience IN SITU NOT AFTER THE FACT (in my estimation, why wait?), is indeed...
View ArticleI was going to ask about between-session houserule...
I was going to ask about between-session houserules, but you made reference to that above. So what you're arguing against is mid-session on-the-fly rules changes, but between-session, ahead-of-time...
View ArticleWyatt: That's correct. Ideally I'd want ...
Wyatt: That's correct.Ideally I'd want all the rule changes to be before the start of a campaign. But that's not always possible except for the most basic systems. So you to bend a bit, and doing so...
View ArticleI want to apologize for my earlier comment. I was ...
I want to apologize for my earlier comment. I was angry about something else, and I caught your post at the wrong time. I usually try not to post things like that, but I slipped up. In hindsight, and...
View ArticleLeo: apology accepted. We all have bad days and i...
Leo: apology accepted. We all have bad days and it's difficult sometimes to not carry a cloud everywhere.I'm glad you like the Enterprise posts btw :)
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