Some Points In Favor Of Incoherence
Fellow RPG creator Snow posted BULLET POINTS LIKE DUST IN THE EYE OF GOD , a discussion of whether or not editing and layout in standards in tabletop roleplaying are strangling possible expressions of the medium. I'd recommend reading that piece before continuing with this one. It certainly gets a feeling across, even if I personally find the point to be lost a bit under a few too many layers of bile. In ensuing discussion on the Prismatic Wasteland server, Valeria Loves , Binary and I joked about the idea of making similar points using an orderly bulleted list (to quote Valeria, "I don’t think it’s possible to have a coherent point railing against the value of coherence.." to which I responded "Bet." ) What follows is my best attempt to argue against objectivity and in favor of the vibes of the maelstrom. This is foreshadowing for later, I promise. Those vibes can be immaculate, and help push things forward. Mork Borg is obviously the most famous example, ...
