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Ok, elaborating further on what Ice9 said (“impactful decisions are proportionally contrary to granular processes”), I think this can be clearly illustrated in Gurps. For example, an attack in Gurps has me “deciding” on a lot of minor things: positioning (moving ? static ?), stance (Offensive ? Defe...

Well, it was a little joke because I know some people here have a thing or two against the games cited on the post. Nothing besides that.

But hey, lemme guess: Someone activated you to ban me based on some forum-rules interpretation gymnastics logic.

Ice9 wrote:Personally, I'd say that "the amount of process should not significantly exceed the amount of actual decisions".

Thanks for articulating what I think much better than myself.

Mask_De_H wrote:He does it to the Big Purple as well.

Huh.. no ? The thread from the big purple is not mine.

- Sid Meier. In a couple of other threads I've noted that there are some games that have left me feeling unsatisfied in play. In general, there's a big class of rules-light I don't get on with, and likewise I don't like crunchy, complicated stuff. But, on the other hand, I both like big-book D&D...

That's what NPCs are for. You can have a game where the PCs all work for the same faction, or alliance of factions, and have other factions around to backstab. But then its not really a game of intrigue, is it ? The point of such a game, I think, is modeling the kind of fiction seen in series like ...

Isn't the answer any game system? If you use rules just as randomizers, then yes, any system will do. But if you use rules to achieve specific goals and behaviours, then no, its not something that any system can do well, and you will need rules suited specifically for it. Though I admit there is a ...

Silva , even if those games are bad, their parts can be useful to cannabalize for games in general. I think looking at other games than all these *World-hacks, Indies or such, could do you some good. One gets ideas from all kinds of sources, stick to similar ones, and those ideas will get stale. Th...

Thanks. I was considering getting it just to see. Now I wont waste my time.

So, your conclusion about this "intrigue" system is.. ?

Do you have an example for us to see ? How does it compares to the Hillfolk system above ?

ASoIaF looks one more of the bazillion games released just to capitalize on the D20 fever, with little care given to the source material.

You know what ? I just came to realize that the kind of political intrigue Vampire proposes is indeed rare to find*, but the kind of interpersonal intrigue seen on TV series these days is not. In fact, it seems to be the new thing in the hobby, as there is a FUCKTON games doing exactly that, and mos...

“Lasers and Feelings” ? What is this shit, some space-porn roleplaying game ?

*Edit* eita, this is from John Harper. So it must be good in the end. Now Im curious.

Sendaz, dont know why but your idea made me wonder how an hypothetical Game of Thrones with clones would be. :mrgreen: Not just CoC/BRP/Runequest. I've met fans of rules invisibility who played a stripped down versions of many different games including Gurps and Rolemaster. True. Interesting that mo...

(cross-posted here ) Strangely enough, there hasn't been a great politics/backstabbing TTRPG since [Vampire the Masquerade]. You'd think with as popular as the Game of Thrones TV show is, someone would be totally down to exploit this. I agree. See, even if we do have some nice games covering the top...

Strangely enough, there hasn't been a great politics/backstabbing TTRPG since. You'd think with as popular as the Game of Thrones TV show is, someone would be totally down to exploit this. Take a look at some PbtA games. Monsterhearts and Sagas of the Icelanders have that in spades. The only other ...

Furthermore, it did so (as per Call of Cthulhu and Rifts) in spite of poor design decisions. There's a comment about people liking Call of Cthulhu for (reasons, which are accurate) - yes, but the design is still awful. Hence my original advice to aspiring designers: DESPAIR. Lol. Spot on, my good d...

For now, I will consider your childish insults the equivalent of "shit, He owned me and I have no arguments". When you grow up or manage to produce some resemblance of argument (or both) lemme know.

See ? That's the point - your groups explored those themes at their own will. A game that's good at genre-emulation do not rely on "good will" for focusing on its target genre(s). The fact the "katanas & trench-coats" playstyle is so popular around the net - with zero focus o...

@Almaz: I can't see how Vampire may be considered a lesson on genre-emlation, except as a cautionary tale about how NOT to do it. Really, I never saw a single group, mine or otherwise, to actually explore its supposed central theme of "personal horror" like, ever. Pendragon precedes it and...

Ary, Hotline Miami 2 rocks. I looooove it. Look out for the fatty Kung-fu dude (Jake, I think): after you finish the game for the first time, he unlocks a new mask that gives him nunchucks and Bruce Lee combos. A tablet. In theory, it should let me have an easier time reading RPG PDFs, but in practi...

I'd much rather play a woefully under-powered but interesting character. Count me in, then. Most of my characters were underpowered rules-wise, but full of instantly playable hooks. Sadly though, most GMs I played with were more interested in telling their little stories than exploring their player...

I'm not disagreeing with Longes, about what makes CoC a success. I'm just saying that plenty of locals think the CoC rules are garbage, but that a specific rules light playing style that the CoC rules support reasonably well is good enough rules support to help turn the game into a classic. Yep, it...

But your reasons - Daniel's and Longes - are not self-excludent, are they ?

Thinking again, Daniel point is not so obvious as it seems. When I started playing RPGs back in early 90s there was this dominant trend (in my circles at least) that the "directive" rules of the game - how to prep for it, how to conduct it, how and when to play the dice, etc - was somethin...