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system matters: theory 102

In July 1999, Ron Edwards posted an essay called “System Does Matter”. A copy of this essay is available on the now-defunct forums of The Forge, which was a community of people interested in publishing their own RPGs. A large percentage of all ttrpg discussion and discourse can be traced back to this fundamental concept. system matters: theory 102

rules elide: theory 101

Jargon is necessary to have deeper conversations from an academic perspective. In order to build upon ideas, we develop a shorthand to refer to foundational concepts. I don’t want to assume that any readers of this blog are already familiar with pre-existing jargon, so I’m going to explain foundational concepts as they come up. rules rules elide: theory 101

look at the sky

I’ve been wanting to blog for a while now, but Gadda is the reason the ball is rolling. He said something a little while back about wanting to publish a blog post for every week of the year, and that really lit a fire in me. “52 posts? I could do that, probably,” I struggle look at the sky