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 Fudge is a mechanic not a game.
Author: Dave Fiorito (---.gvox.com)
Date:   11-16-2000 11:47

Fudge is not a game. It is a mechanic - and not even a single mechanic. It is a menu of rules ideas. Sure the mechanic is cool - if you like the predictability of a bell-curve - but it is incomplete. Its biggest advantage is also its biggest drawback. Fudge has no setting, no style, no details. For a GM with a whole lot of time it makes for a whole lot of fun. For those of us with little or no time that work is unwelcome. There are too many decisions to make just about which rules to use. Then you have to flesh out the rules with specifics for your game world which also needs to be created. I mights as well write a whole RPG all by myself.

To me Fudge does nothing so unique that I should do all of that work.

Cthulhu is fun the way it is.
RuneQuest is fun the way it is.
Warhammer FRP is fun the way it is.
Traveller is fun the way it is.

Why do I need to use Fudge?
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Dave Fiorito 11-16-2000 11:47 
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John 11-16-2000 12:54 
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Dave Fiorito 11-16-2000 15:08 
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Mike Harvey 11-16-2000 19:54 
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Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 12:17 
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Bill McHale 11-17-2000 08:07 
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Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 12:25 
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Crayne 11-20-2000 04:14 
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Dave Fiorito 11-20-2000 13:12 
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Crayne 11-21-2000 09:43 
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Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 10:37 
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Bill McHale 11-27-2000 12:55 
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Evan Waters 11-27-2000 21:54 
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Bill McHale 11-28-2000 09:35 
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Dave Fiorito 11-28-2000 11:44 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Brandon Cope 01-06-2001 12:35 
 Hooray, I concur!  new
Steve D 11-16-2000 19:10 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Mike Harvey 11-16-2000 20:04 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Stephen Grady 11-16-2000 20:57 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 12:30 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Steve D 11-17-2000 10:52 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 12:28 
 RE: Hooray, I don't  new
Jeb Boyt 11-17-2000 09:53 
 FUDGE Space:1889  new
Steve Howells 11-17-2000 10:03 
 RE: Hooray, I don't  new
Faux Pas 11-17-2000 10:08 
 RE: Hooray, I concur!  new
Steve Howells 11-17-2000 10:09 
 Hooray, I don't!  new
Jason Sartin 11-16-2000 23:16 
 It IS freaking hard  new
Steve D 11-17-2000 10:49 
 Ack! Sorry!  new
Steve D 11-17-2000 11:09 
 Re: Ack! Sorry!  new
Jason Sartin 11-17-2000 11:55 
 RE: It IS freaking hard  new
Mike Harvey 11-17-2000 15:52 
 RE: It IS freaking hard  new
Dave Fiorito 11-20-2000 13:15 
 RE: It IS freaking hard  new
Mike Harvey 11-21-2000 14:38 
 RE: It IS freaking hard  new
Dave Fiorito 11-22-2000 10:55 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 12:44 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Jason Sartin 11-17-2000 13:14 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-17-2000 15:42 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Mike Harvey 11-17-2000 17:15 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Steve D 11-17-2000 20:44 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-20-2000 13:19 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Mike Harvey 11-21-2000 01:07 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
John 11-21-2000 07:32 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 09:34 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
John 11-21-2000 13:25 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 13:44 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 13:45 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 09:41 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
John 11-17-2000 23:11 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Dave Fiorito 11-20-2000 13:28 
 RE: Hooray, I don't!  new
Adam Jury 11-22-2000 23:11 
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The Grouchybeast 11-20-2000 11:41 
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Dave Fiorito 11-20-2000 13:42 
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Crayne 11-21-2000 09:50 
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Dave Fiorito 11-21-2000 11:03 
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Crayne 11-21-2000 17:29 
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Dave Fiorito 11-22-2000 11:07 
 Fudge (% in Lair)  new
Steve Dempsey 11-22-2000 16:19 
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Stephen Grady 11-23-2000 01:26 
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Evan Waters 11-26-2000 00:13 
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Dave Fiorito 11-27-2000 11:08 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Bill McHale 11-27-2000 13:09 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Evan Waters 11-27-2000 15:30 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Dave Fiorito 11-28-2000 11:50 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Evan Waters 11-28-2000 12:47 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Dave Fiorito 11-28-2000 16:27 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Evan Waters 11-28-2000 21:38 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Dave Fiorito 11-29-2000 13:40 
 RE: Fudge is a mechanic not a game.  new
Evan Waters 11-29-2000 23:44 

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