Marko Vujnovic on Nostr: I feel RPGs generally tend to approach their own mechanics as something implicit ...

I feel RPGs generally tend to approach their own mechanics as something implicit rather than explicit. I have very rarely seen a book talk openly about intentions and expectations behind the mechanics. It tends to be obscured by lofty segments about themes, story structure, in-universe prose etc. Which is all well and good, but in addition to that, I'd really like to read some plain intentionality.

I don't know why that is. Perhaps it feels cheap for the author to pull back the curtain?

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