David Johansen
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So, needing a Piled Higher and Deeper degree to play games is a known issue, but which degree do you need to play specific games.
GURPS contrary to popular opinion you don't need a phd in mathematics to play GURPS but you do need a phd in GURPS.
Rolemaster requires a phd in hand writing, without it the character sheets will never be readable.
Traveller requires a different phd for each edition: computer science for classic because the computers are still running on FORTRAN, polidtical science for MegaTraveller to make sense of the metaplot, theoretical physics for Traveller the New Era to understand how you can fit fuel for the jump drive and HePlar drive in the same hull the ship used in prior edtions, Marc Miller's traveller requires a degree in English proof reading, really someone should have had one, Traveller 5 requires a degree in Marc Miller because if you can't understand Marc Miller, you can't understand T5, rest assured there's a sixteen digit extension to the six digit code for that.
Hero requires a degree in American Pop Art to understand the antecedents and implications of the movement rules.
GURPS contrary to popular opinion you don't need a phd in mathematics to play GURPS but you do need a phd in GURPS.
Rolemaster requires a phd in hand writing, without it the character sheets will never be readable.
Traveller requires a different phd for each edition: computer science for classic because the computers are still running on FORTRAN, polidtical science for MegaTraveller to make sense of the metaplot, theoretical physics for Traveller the New Era to understand how you can fit fuel for the jump drive and HePlar drive in the same hull the ship used in prior edtions, Marc Miller's traveller requires a degree in English proof reading, really someone should have had one, Traveller 5 requires a degree in Marc Miller because if you can't understand Marc Miller, you can't understand T5, rest assured there's a sixteen digit extension to the six digit code for that.
Hero requires a degree in American Pop Art to understand the antecedents and implications of the movement rules.