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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    No it's not. It's a theoretical model that has never met actually play.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    I am not sure I would describe Alexa+ as artificial "intelligence." That thing is dumber than the box it came in.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Well, they considered themselves chefs.
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    I mean, the game does not actually play this way. Like, ever.
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    I'm baffled. But hey, if it works for you.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    What if you can't cook?
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    Setting has nothing to do with it. The rules of BitD are built specifically around its intended, limited playstyle. D&D is more "generic" simply because it tries to cover more ground than BitD by a wide margin.
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    The 5E rules cover more playstyle ground than BitD is all I am saying. That can't be controversial. The whole point of the existence of BitD was do do a single thing really well.
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    I don't disagree overall (although I think people make too much of 5E being melee focused and "not working" with ranged or guns, but anyway). I just think it is pretty obvious that D&D specifices less about how it is supposed to be played and what that play looks like than BitD. I mean, the...
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    I think BitD has a significantly more narrow and opinionated design than 5E. I don't think 5E is a generic game, though, just that on the continuum it is more generic than BitD.
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    Today I learned +

    Cool. For anyone (like me) interested, here is a good article on the subject: https://www.science.org/content/article/how-did-ancient-bugs-get-so-big-prevailing-theory-may-be-wrong
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    Like all great 90s games, it really embraced world building. Those rules were often more complex than they needed to be, but they also had a lot of charm. The math was usually wonky, too. My favorite was Earthdawn.
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    Daggerheart on Fantasy grounds

    I walked a player through inputing their character last night (because none of the rest of the group was free). It is a little opaque at times, and not everything is explicit or coded. So take care when building a character and definitely test things before play. One thing that was new to me but...
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    Do you have a "litmus test" setting for generic rule sets?

    Yep, and thank goodness. Imagine if SW maintained the dice-nonsense of DL Classic.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    There will never be a time when the defenders don't rush out at even the hint of criticism, will there?
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