thread: 2011-05-18 : Ben Lehman: Rules and their Functions
On 2011-05-23, Ben Lehman wrote:
Vincent: Yes.
Jonathan: I think the distinction of "rules that occur over a moment and are exceptions to regular flow of play vs. rules which occur continually throughout a period of play" is a pretty good one. Even if you, say, rotate GMs, you usually do so over the course of, at the smallest possible, a scene.
I think of this split like—if I can be a physics geek for a moment—waves and particles. Yes, the distinction breaks down if you look at it too finely. Nonetheless, it's a darned useful distinction.
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—Ben
