masukomi, 7 months ago Telegraphing mechanical meaning. Some games have keywords that get associated with characters like "clever" or "resilient" and these can have mechanical meaning. Frequently it's something like rolling an additional die or adding +2 when it's relevant. Players shouldn't have to "just know" that. The rule book is for clarification, additional details, and meta-discussion. The character sheet is for answering "what can i do now?" and "what mechanics to i do if i do it?" 🧵 18/?
Telegraphing mechanical meaning.
Some games have keywords that get associated with characters like "clever" or "resilient" and these can have mechanical meaning.
Frequently it's something like rolling an additional die or adding +2 when it's relevant.
Players shouldn't have to "just know" that.
The rule book is for clarification, additional details, and meta-discussion.
The character sheet is for answering "what can i do now?" and "what mechanics to i do if i do it?"
🧵 18/?