Questions tagged [on-topic]
For questions about what topics and categories of question are on topic for RPG.SE.
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Are tool recommendation questions on topic?
Recommendations for games and published adventures are now off topic due to our policy on them being rescinded. The general agreement was that we did have functioning rules for them, but enough users ...
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Can we put a pause on tool-rec VtC's in main while it's discussed here in meta?
Is there a good reason to be actively closing tool-recommendation questions in main while the issue's being discussed here in meta? I imagine there might be good reasons: will some high-rep and long-...
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Tool Recommendations Should Be Allowed [duplicate]
Our game-rec discussion that ended in game-recs being banned focused specifically on game-system recommendation questions (i.e. those tagged game-rec) for the meta-statistics used to support banning. ...
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Tool recommendations aren't off topic yet, Or: Let the community actually decide on that first, because we didn't [duplicate]
A few hours ago, a tool-recommendation question was closed as off topic with the close reason we're now applying to game recommendation questions: Way to manage world factions and events. Now I see ...
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Are Game Recommendation Questions On Topic? [2015]
Game recommendation questions are sadly NOT on topic here on RPG.SE.
This means the following kinds of questions are off topic:
I want to play (details) kind of game/story. What game should I use to ...
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We are not lawyers. Why do we allow law topics?
This is a site about Role-Playing Games. We are experts on Role-Playing Games. There is a sickening number of questions about law, that are only tangentially related to games, and they are being ...
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Is an answer on topic if it recommends a game that isn't a role-playing game?
The question Can I play D&D4E solo? seems to really need an answer recommending Wizards of the Coast's line of Dungeons & Dragons Board Games (e.g. Legend of Drizzt, Wrath of Ashardalon), and ...
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I'd like to ask "Who in the world of RPGs uses this very strange feature?"
I've just heard about a very strange feature for RPGs and I'd like to know who uses such a feature.
I'd like to ask:
Q: Where is balancing an object on your head used in RPGs?
Someone told me a story ...
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Are questions about a fantasy video game setting on topic here?
I'm running a 5th Edition D&D campaign and one of the players asked to be an Asura from Guild Wars 2. By talking it through with the player, we decided to use the Tinker Gnome racial ...
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Should we make a new policy for idea solicitation questions?
They seem to be off-topic, according to real question have answers, and we seem to get a lot of them, and we seem to leave them open for a farily long time, letting them draw at least a few low-...
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How much pedagogical detail is legit in student-oriented game recommendation?
I'm thinking of asking and self-answering a game-recommendation question. I teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL/ESOL) at a foreign university. I had a great experience last semester running a ...
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Are "choose your own adventure" questions on topic?
Only previous reference is in an answer to What kind of questions can I ask here?, which is 5 years old. We've seen much water pass under the bridge since then.
Question inspired by: Choose Your Own ...
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Are rpg-specific collector questions on-topic?
Sparked by comments on https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/56737/which-is-the-most-obscure-rare-or-hard-to-find-fantasy-rpg-ever-published?noredirect=1#comment117817_56737
I think we can all ...
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Are questions about alignment on topic?
In the various Dungeons & Dragons games, and a limited set of other RPGs, there is the concept of "alignment," which is the ethical and moral disposition of a character.
We have a fair number of ...
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How to build X in (a point-buy system)
In strictly point-buy systems (like GURPS and HERO System) you can build pretty much any character/vehicle/gadget you can think of if you know how to combine the powers and modifications thereof. ...
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Are 'Homebrew a class for me' questions allowed on this site?
We have 2 questions (this one and this one) that are asking for answers to homebrew up a class for them.
To me this seems like it's both very broad and entirely opinion-based. I can't see a way to ...
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Are questions entirely about snacks on topic?
In gm-techniques there are lots of questions and answers that mention snacks (One example). Those questions are usually broader than just snacks, and I can't find any question that's only about snacks....
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Mechanics and setting in videogames using a well-established P&P RPG system: on-topic?
There are a bunch of games out there (Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, many Bioware and Obsidian games in general) that use AD&D, D&D 3.5, D&D 4 or other Pen & paper Role playing ...
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Is theoretical charop on-topic or off-topic?
I just noticed that the tag wiki for optimization says
While practical CharOp, solving specific build problems for a specific character in a specific game is encouraged here at RPG.SE, general ...
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Are requests for help in coming up with plot details on topic, and how should I tag them?
I'm creating an adventure for my game world and would like help coming up with specific details. Answers would necessarily be rather specific to the scenario (although system-agnostic and probably ...
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Is trivia on-topic?
We have an old question about trivia questions that we wrestled with, without a real consensus emerging:
How do 'Trivia' Questions meet the requirements for posting?
I went searching out ...
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Are setting questions for something that isn't a game campaign on-topic?
In the sci-fi book I'm currently researching, I'm currently struggling to come up with a reasonable act 3-4 adversary (about 2/3 through the book). Now, ordinarily, I'd ask this on writers.SE, but ...
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Scope of questions regarding fictional species appearing in RPGs
The question Centaurs, do they have control of their bodily functions? asks what I consider to be a legitimate question (albeit containing misconceptions about real-world zoology) about a fictional ...
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Can I ask about game-helping tools and software here?
I need a spellbook manager. Or some other tool, not really important for the sake of discussion. Can I ask about it on main site? Or would it be off topic? I know software recommendations site, but I ...
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Would a question about finding art resources of a very specific style/theme/content would be on topic here?
I'm looking for concept artwork to support an RPG campaign, and I'm having trouble finding more art in the same vein as a particular image I really like (specifically a particular character model for ...
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When are questions that attempt to add 'real-life' to a game okay and on-topic?
Recently we've had two questions that have attempted to reach beyond to scope of the game they were questioning.
The first one, found here, was closed as off-topic for treating D&D 3.5e like a ...
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What are the acceptable limits for questions using the probability tag?
A recent question has led to me seeking clarification as to what exactly counts as being 'on topic' for questions asking about probability.
The question I am referring to is Help Needed With ...
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Are questions about the mere existence of games on-topic?
I'm asking this because of this question: Looking for a WWII RPG that requires no adaptation/conversion
The question is simply asking whether games of a specific type exist. The question has been put ...
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Are "will this party work" questions allowed?
I want to ask a question about a party. I'm GMing and I want to know if a campaign a particular set of characters would be too hard to run: we are only 4 people (so 3 PCs) and they all want to be a ...
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Are questions about fantasy-football type games on topic?
This question appears to be asking about creating a fantasy football type of game system for rock bands. That's great. But is it on topic for us?
A quick Google search will tell you that fantasy ...
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Are questions about group dynamics/psychology on topic?
The Help Center includes the following two points for on-topic questions:
A specific problem with playing or running a table-top RPG
Techniques for running or playing RPGs
But does that include ...
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Are 'fluff' setting related questions relevant?
I was about to ask for help coming up with a list of titles that fit in with the theme of the WH:40K universe (and with Rogue Trader in particular). Latin isn't my first language =)
In particular, I ...
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How do we ask and answer subjective questions?
On RPG.SE, we deal with a fair number of questions that don't have a strict, objectively correct answer. Some game rules questions do, but we also have a good number of questions about how to run a ...
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Appropriateness of "I'm Being Picked On" questions
So we have a crop of questions lately like How do you get a DM to stop targeting you? and Betrayed by my GM; how can I respond?
I think these questions, unless they hone in on a very specific ...
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Are "Who owns the rights to a game line" questions on topic?
I want to ask a question regarding who currently has the rights to publish a popular game line that's changed hands a few times. During my due-diligence searching of past questions, however, I came ...
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Are questions about play-by-mail/email games acceptable? [duplicate]
Is it acceptable for me to ask questions about play-by-mail/email games, and for suggestions of PBM games to try?
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How do 'Trivia' Questions meet the requirements for posting?
This query came about following a comment on Did Basic D&D invent and popularise the abbreviation XP for experience points?
I am particularly interested in how such a question meets the "...
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Are the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and contents on- or off-topic?
They're basically solo campaigns with the book acting as a DM, as I see it. However, you could argue that they're not, I guess.
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How to deal with questions that relate to off-topic influences to on-topic principles?
With the close votes and downvote, I get the feeling my dire question is borderline, with some parts on topic and some off-topic.
How do we deal with questions about off-topic influences/sources (...
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Are RPG tool support questions on topic?
I'm keen to use RPGwithme.com and it seems to require a character import from HeroLab or similar.
Would questions on how to use tools like this be on-topic?
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Is "shop recommendation" questions on-topic?
Earlier today, I was wondering where a good (local) shop to buy GURPS source books was to be found. I already have an answer, but wonderde if this would be on-topic or not for RPG.SE
On one hand, it ...
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Are MUDs/MUSHes/etc. that use RPG systems on-topic?
Are MUDs, MUSHes, and similar text-based roleplay platforms that implement RPG systems in an mostly or entirely automated way on-topic? MUDs lie somewhere on a spectrum between play-by-chat (which we ...
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Are the questions about the game choice for given situation on-topic here?
Are the questions about choosing the game system for given social situation on-topic here?
As example, I would like to ask, which game is good for the train travel in the group 4 to 8 people, which ...
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Are questions about scene-setting on topic?
I'm not talking about campaign settings either, but in cases of specific scenes or locales such as big finales or plot development (RPG style).
Example questions would be "How can I best inspire a ...
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Are character build or optimization questions on topic?
We attract some character build/optimization questions that are very vague - like this newer ones.
How can I add more attack to my Wood Bond Oracle?
A class like the "Action Survivor" ...
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Are campaign research questions on topic? [2012]
There is a category of questions on this site that seriously pollutes our scope. Taking these questions to their logical maximum (which I see us continually approaching) everything under the sun has ...
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"Good Azlanti Dungeon Adventure?" v. "What RPG worlds/systems work best together in crossover combinations?"
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I don't really see how this Q is different from Suggested System/Mechanics/Setting Choices for X-Files/Fringe Inspired Game? and What RPG worlds/systems work best together in crossover ...
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Are communities tools?
In our FAQ we explicitly allow questions about RPG tools and equipment.
Recently we got this question which someone suggested fell under that clause of the FAQ.
Are online communities really tools? ...
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Are "critique my home-brewed content" questions on topic?
If I've developed some home-brewed content for my favorite RPG, such as a new class or monster for a d20 system, would posting it in a question asking for balance-related feedback be appropriate? ...
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Should we allow questions that are quite possibly very limited in time-scope?
... I'm thinking of questions like "what supplements for Game X are in print?", or "who's the current publisher of Game Y?".
It seems to me that there are two ways to go: allow these questions but ...
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