Great point and a very good read. As I have said before winning is not always be best option in your RPG!
This is an odd one, I know. But it goes to the heart of role playing. Unlike say a board game or card game, or a tabletop miniature game the goal of role playing games is not always victory. Or at least not the Conan definition of victory: Wait, you say, what about the bad guys? […]

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