[Torg] Any ever thought of or triedreversing/altering Torg'sMetapower vs Advancement struggle?

[Travis James Hall]

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> [mailto:torg-bounces at justintimeadventures.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jeff Clough
> Sent: Friday, 13 March 2009 1:02 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Torg] Any ever thought of or 
> triedreversing/altering Torg'sMetapower vs Advancement struggle?
> 
> I've tossed this idea around in my head, but I'm not 100% 
> certain that simply handing out a reduced number of
> Possibilities adequately balances against their utility.
> Unless the GM hands out so few as to make them largely
> irrelevant.

Are you seriously trying to claim that you can't reduce the importance of a
feature of a game without making that feature irrelevant? Don't be
ridiculous. If your meta-game resources are so effective that you only want
them used three times a session, then limiting them to three times a session
is exactly what you need to bring them into balance.

Work out what you want to achieve, and do that. It's that simple. If you've
got a problem working out implementation, fine, ask for advice, but it's up
to you to figure out what the objective is first. Nobody else can tell you
what you want.

> There's no way to *prove* that either of our subjective opinions are 
> right or wrong, so that's not really a discussion that would 
> accomplish anything.

Your definitions and your objectives, in combination with the rules of the
game, are subject to analysis. Said analysis reveals insights, means to
achieve ends, difficulties that lie in the way of achieving your aims.

It's not about proving you wrong. It's about what we can learn from the
analysis.

If you don't want me to talk about these things, don't bring them up. "My
definitions are fine," my ass. If your definitions are fine, let's hear what
they are, so we all can see how fine they are. Or else keep them to
yourself, since you don't want them to be part of the discussion.

But make up your own damn mind.

Travis Hall