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William · 11-28-2010, 08:42 AM

The RPG System Incompleteness Theorem: Within any setting of sufficient complexity that the game is nontrivial, using any finite system of rules, there can be formulated a situation in which the rules do not give a clear outcome, and for which the most fun outcome may be selected without causing the rules police to burst into your home.

11-28-2010, 08:42 AM	#2
William Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan	Re: RPG Philosophy The RPG System Incompleteness Theorem: Within any setting of sufficient complexity that the game is nontrivial, using any finite system of rules, there can be formulated a situation in which the rules do not give a clear outcome, and for which the most fun outcome may be selected without causing the rules police to burst into your home.