Re: Jumping over trees

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:32:34 -0800


> I'm asking these irritating questions because i want to know whether
> we are playing the same game, even though we use the same rules.

Obviously we're not. Will that hamper your enjoyment of the game?

Every game has its share of house rules, no matter how well the authors tried to nail things down. In fact, the more you try to nail them down, the more holes appear. So, we don't try to nail 'em down very hard at all. Is Magic Always Superior? No. Are there hard and fast rules about when it is, and when it isn't? No. Do we expect the narrator to decide when it is and when it isn't? Damn straight. Do we see this as a bug or a feature? Feature.

You are the player of your game. I'm not going to sit on your shoulder and tell you that you're playing it wrong. You have the power, and responsibility, and right to change the rules. You can make your own house rule that Magic is *always* superior, or that all abilities of the same type are exactly alike, no matter what the circumstances of their use. YOU ARE THE ONE PLAYING YOUR GAME. RR

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