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Old 05-04-2022, 10:22 AM   #35
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: Gaming philosophy conundra

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
But a lot of the focus of M:tA is on analyzing what ontological categories different things fall into (is a vampire Life or Matter?) and how different worldviews of different Traditions identify their wonder-working (is it invoking the spirits, or calling on the power of the One God, or rewriting the code underlying the simulation that is the perceived world?). That is, as I say, "closer to philosophy."
My experience is that the skill is fast-talk: the goal is to come up with an explanation that the GM will buy.
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