Task vs. Conflict and Scene vs. Action? (for Ron)

[Le Joueur]

Mike Holmes wrote:

I've been playing GURPS for quite a while ignoring point totals. If you don't have limits, then why bother having the points at all?can change.

Fang Langford

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[Mike Holmes]

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[Ron Edwards]

Hey,

Just as a teeny aside, and reference to a comment in my essay. Various drifting aside, I suggest that point-totals in GURPS may be used solely for faithfulness to Setting, rather than as a balance-issue.

If a group happens to be using them that way, which would imply a certain looseness to the actual total (95-105, perhaps, rather than a strict 100), then I think that's consistent with Simulationist goals (specifically, Explore System, secondarily Setting). "Balance" need not be involved in the sense ordinarily used.

But perhaps that's another thread. In fact, looking over this thread, I believe the basic question has been raised and answered. Secondary topics, like design applications that emphasis task vs. conflict, or scene vs. individual, should really begin their own threads. Same goes for GURPS stuff and/or Scattershot stuff.

Best,
Ron

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[Le Joueur]

Mike Holmes wrote:

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Forgive my ignorance, but is Scattershot available somewhere, yet?does already own scattershotgames.com, if it ever gets that far)

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[Mike Holmes]

Wow. That last part was pretty Freudian. Anyhow, it sounds interesting, at least.

Mike

[Ron Edwards]

Fang,

Perhaps "publish" is best considered in its broadest interpretation: to make public, or made usable by individuals through some medium that is not one-to-one distribution.

So publishing is not PRINT, not BOOK, not STORE-BOUGHT, or anything like that. Those are means of publishing, not publishing itself. Marketing, business, or commerce of any sort is another issue entirely.

If, for instance, you were to post the rules on a website, I consider that publishing. If you were to require or even just request payment for access or use, I consider that commercial publishing.

Given that interpretation, is Scattershot planned for publication in any form at all? If you prefer the word "release" or "public distribution," or any other term, that's fine. I would like to know if the game is conceivably going to be available outside the circle of your use of it.

Best,
Ron

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[Le Joueur]

Ron Edwards wrote:

Perhaps "publish" is best considered in its broadest interpretation: to make public, or made usable by individuals through some medium that is not one-to-one distribution.Quote

Given that interpretation, is Scattershot planned for publication in any form at all? If you prefer the word "release" or "public distribution," or any other term, that's fine. I would like to know if the game is conceivably going to be available outside the circle of your use of it.am

[Ron Edwards]

Hello,

In part due to my own posts, this thread has outlived its topic by a solid page. I strongly suggest that we take GURPS, Scattershot, publication issues, and - well, anything else to other threads.

Best,
Ron