even if everything is getting worse we can all look forward to the end of kali yuga. only 426,875 years to go
This is a great analogy because, as others have pointed out, even IF you let a toddler decide what they get to eat for dinner, there is a nonzero chance they'll still pitch a fit when you put it down in front of them.
realising in the light of the latest m:tg discourse that ive gone full grognard. Magic to me is playing a 60-card constructed deck, specifically from @pbastronaut.bsky.social ‘s Urza collection. it was a more civilised era
i had the music video for this on a cd when i was 11 and watched it every couple of days. it made me dangerously susceptible to white people with dreadlocks
Okay #TTRPG people. Let's clear this up once and for all. "Fiction first" is a statement of procedure; not priority. You start with the fiction, that triggers mechanics, and results in more fiction. "System matters" is a statement saying rules shape fiction. Use a system that matters to your game.