The Culture: There Is Only One Game.

With all the recent successes on people incorporating Braunstein into their games, it's time for a reminder.

These RPG techniques are very powerful.
They are not for filthy casuals.
Use them with extreme caution. https://t.co/UgMbmq9zw9 pic.twitter.com/PevnUNR6Y3

— Mr. Wargaming (@NotJonMollison) May 31, 2024

Jon's being humorous here, but that's only to make the truth easier to swallow.

A lot of people push back against the Bros because they've been doing it wrong for decades or where taught wrong on purpose- often from playing later (very commercialized) editions of The Only Game That Matters.

They think they're playing with a bucket of LEGO, only to find that they're actually using a broken machine that they jury-rigged together with magical thinking, folks bullshit, Just So stories, and anything other than actually reading, studying, and mastering what is actually in the manuals- not playing the actual game.

So you get issues where people want you to validate their fake-and-gay bullshit. Instead, it's like this:

I get it. It sounds like it should be supportive and welcoming, but it's not.

It's really saying "it doesn't matter what you do, it's not important."
And it does matter.
You matter.
You deserve a real answer.

— Mr. Wargaming (@NotJonMollison) May 30, 2024

No, I won't validate your non-game.

People coming out of Conventional Play has a lot of unlearning to do, but once that is done the relearning goes fast because the benefits actually manifest if you follow instructions. You actually get what you're promised.

This will keep building momentum as more people report their sessions and thus add to the pile of receipts proving the Bros correct. Things are accelerating, and soon this will be said in earnest.