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From the Q&A: What is the "Stafford Rule"?


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From our Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: What is the 'Stafford Rule'?

A: When Chaosium founder Greg Stafford passed away in 2018, John Wick reminded everyone of the 'Stafford Rule': “The older I get, the more I hear young RPG designers say ‘Never been done before!’ And then I just point to stuff Greg Stafford wrote about a few decades ago... Greg was brilliant. He was ahead of time. You know the Stafford Rule? Every game designer knows the Stafford Rule:

'If you believe you've come up with a clever mechanic, Greg Stafford already did it.'"

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You can read John's tribute to Greg in full here.

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P.S. Although the 'Stafford Rule' is really about revolutionary game mechanics, we do cheekily reference it in this recent parable linking happenings in a fictional setting (Greg's Glorantha) to real world drama.

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