Christopher R Taylor Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Again, this comes down to the difference in your mind between "Optional Rule™" and "Rule that is Optional". Despite Hugh's protestations, Active Point caps are a rule, by every sane definition, they're just not a rule written down in the official rule books. Just like "in this game you get extra points to build a character with if you bring M&Ms to share" isn't a rule written down in the rulebooks... but its a rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Enough. This has just gotten down to linguistics. It's pointless at this juncture because the sides have fundamentally different understandings of the concept of "rule" versus things like "guideline" or "campaign policy." All that's going on now is wheel-spinning and regurgitation. Chris Goodwin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Again, this comes down to the difference in your mind between "Optional Rule™" and "Rule that is Optional". Despite Hugh's protestations, Active Point caps are a rule, by every sane definition, they're just not a rule written down in the official rule books. Just like "in this game you get extra points to build a character with if you bring M&Ms to share" isn't a rule written down in the rulebooks... but its a rule. When the official rules include standard rules, optional rules and something specified as "are not official Hero System rules in any way; there are no specific instructions for them, or requirements that you institute them," that last "something is not a rule. The official Hero System rules specifically state that they are not Hero System rules. They go beyond being "not a rule written down in the official rule books" (which is the very definition of a house rule - a rule we use in this game which is not in, or even differs from, the official rules) - they are something which are not rules, as specifically stated in the official rule books. Chris Goodwin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 I've always filed DC/AP caps under, "campaign guidelines," not rules. You're not going to let an Iron Man expy into your medieval fantasy game, and you're not letting Captain Megablast have a 30d6 Blast in a street-level supers game either (even if he does have a cool concept). Captain Megablast.hdc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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