From: David Cheng (drcheng@sales.stern.nyu.edu)
Date: Sat 03 Jul 1993 - 03:54:08 EEST
Some clarification on the RLGRQ idea:
* No axe to grind here. What I'm concerned about is the "make it
* I see this as a way to get good rules development recognized. The
* In my discussions with Oliver, I've come to understand that there
How about a new approach:
PROS of the "Rules Lawyer's Guide" (sarcastic title intentional)
CONS of the "Rules Lawyer's Guide"
I've got us started. Help me out here - what else?
-David Cheng
optional" proliferation. I like the idea that optional rules be
presented in shaded boxes. I do not like the idea of 35% of the
RQ4 book being shaded boxes...
Runic Sorcery idea has a lot of "that's neat" value, but I don't
see it becoming the core sorcery rules. It would be a shame if
only people with Internet access saw such items.
is a sizable percentage of RQers who want significantly fewer/
simpler rules. Have you noticed that even the unstoppable Nick
Brooke hasn't been posting very much lately? I know as fact that
he's a "simpler is better" kind of guy, and I fear that he,
and others like him, have abandoned this discussion in
frustration.
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* Keeps core RQ4 book lean and unintimidating
* FORCES hard decisions about what gets put in RQ4, and what gets
"relegated" to the supplement. This helps fight the "make it an
optional rule in a shaded box" syndrome.
* Allows good material to still see the light of day, even if it
conflicts with the "standard" rules in the core RQ4 book.
Remember, this is a book of variants, too.
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* Even though we can say in big bold print "the rules presented here
are all meant to be optional," there will still be compaints about
having to buy multiple books to 'have a full set of rules.'
* Confusion and complexity when running tournament events.
* Pulls material away from possible publication in magazines. This
is a serious concern, as having a RQ variant appear in, say, _White
Wolf_ is free publicity.
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