• The best gaming advice: Talk to each other like reasonable adults.
• Dice fudging is bullshit.
• Ignoring rules is a sign that you're playing the wrong game.
• Rather than hack on the rules of a game, stop to consider that a different game might better do what you want.
• Rule Zero is bullshit.
• System matters.

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