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The reason why, as a GM, I roll in the open (or go for player-facing systems) is cowardice. I am soft GM, hopelessly soft. As such I need the system to play the part of the strict parent while I get to be the cool dad. That way, when things don't go that player's way, it's not my fault, blame...

The best comparison I think of is informal sport games in the park. You may be keeping score, you're likely ignoring all the fussy rules and number of people on each time may vary as people drop out to grab a drink. So, kicking the ball around, showing off your skill (or lack of) is part of the...

That is one of the key divides in how different people approach role playing games - one of the many divides. For some, a roleplaying game is, beyond how it engages the imagination, is still a game that can be won or lost. The success or failure of the player characters equates to the success...

That is the way of the Internet.

Not familiar with the game, but it seems somewhat fitting that a game called Straight to VHS should vanish without a trace, like the last few copies might be in an abandoned Blockbusters.

Yeah, well "pulp" is such a ambiguous term, I should probably avoid using it. I am not sure I can formulate a defensible argument for how I percieve this, but in a nutshell, while you can absolutely have spy stories with larger than life heroes and comic book villains in the present as in the...

Maybe, but then who decides what is "good practice" in the context of roleplaying games? There is no global authority we can appeal to. A lot of different people take different approaches, some with more success than others, but in the end it's an unregulated, messy and totally subjective area...

I suspect none of what I am about to say will be particularly useful and probably just speaks to my own idosyncrasies. I would personally go for modern day or even 10 minutes in the future. Setting a spy story in the past automatically makes it feel (to me) more pulpy. The techno part...

What is normal in roleplaying? Personally, I am not into fudging dice rolls, but I acknowledge that this are plenty of examples from 90's rulebooks that advocate the practice, including one of my favourites, WEG Star Wars 1st edition. Calling it an "aberrant practice", is a bit much. I'd call...

You could always watch High Noon or a bunch of Hitchcock movies if you wanted to catch up on your Grace Kelly gap. :smile:

Yeah, I know. Just couldn't pass a chance to crack a joke. :smile:

I know it might not feel real, but 2000 was decades ago.

Yeah I am trying the Robocopy script approach, after spending most of the afternoon clearing out and reorganising drives. Good suggestion.

Hard to tell what people are really playing out there. Sales data will flatter newer games, and you'd have to account the different channels. Convention site up lists will flatter games that are well suited for one-shots. Online game platforms like Roll20 often contain a bais towards systems...

Yup. Which is one of the reasons I am not keen on the "Yes, and.."/"No...but" sort of systems.

I am seeking back up advice for Windows 10. I am thinking of replacing my manual, informal back up non-system (which in fairness has worked fine for me so far) with something more automated. What I want to do is Backup selected folders on daily basis on a secondary hard drive Detect new...

I have on many occasions told players who pick up the dice in haste to hold fire while I am still figuring out the target number (and potentially also the wider implications what failure and success failure look like in this instance).

Not if you tell the player what the target number is before they roll.

It's the only future worth striving for.