Must. Stop. Tinkering.
Must. Stop. Tinkering.
How do you finally STOP tweaking a ruleset and just call them done?
Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close.
Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close. Meanwhile, the guys are work have talked me into running a couple D&D sessions for them. That was the day 13th Age was announced, and they're happy to play 13th Age instead. That will be my "Great Center" campaign, based in the imperial capital of Axis, the center of the world. It's my opportunity to explore the setting from yet another perspective.
I'm a recovering perfectionist who writes software development requirements. There is always some nuance or condition that I could spend time researching, interviewing users, holding meetings, and validating against industry practices. However: the fruits of such labor would serve no one if they are never complete.
ReplyDeleteI began to regard requirements as less science, and more art: you will never finish any given piece, you simply stop working on it. Then your work can get on with the business of being useful or entertaining to its audience. Because "Done" is better than "Perfect."
Yep, all I'm doing is moving words around. At this point I'm not changing any mechanics or anything. I should password protect the document by closing my eyes and slapping the keyboard.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Jared Sorensen & John Wick, "better" is the enemy of "done".
ReplyDeleteOops, Lex beat me to it.
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