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2020-11-18T11:58:55Z

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	Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible ~~gamer~~ or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down than it is to prove [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.		Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system: where a sensible player or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down than it is to prove [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.

	RAW sometimes descends into '~~Read~~ As I See It' or '~~Read~~ As Benefits Me'		RAW sometimes descends into 'Rules As I See It' or 'Rules As Benefits Me'

	This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. ~~But~~ unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.		This happens in the real world, too. Real-life [[rules lawyers]] are called...um...lawyers...but unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
	[[category:Game Mechanics]]		[[category:Game Mechanics]]

146.0.189.253: Minor typo corrections.

2020-11-18T11:56:30Z

Minor typo corrections.

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	Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down ~~that~~ it is to prove ~~what~~ [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.		Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down than it is to prove [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.

	RAW sometimes descends into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'		RAW sometimes descends into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'

1d4chan>Sicarius: Undo revision 634974 by GIRUNDE (talk)

2020-02-08T02:06:03Z

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-'''THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE''' ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY.  Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are ''not'' official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).
+Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down that it is to prove what [[RAI|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.
-They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.
+RAW sometimes descends into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'
-== CHANNELS ==
+This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
-The original forums appeared to function as four services: preparation and communication in service of coming events, discussion about new HIGH-QUALITY RIPS, MEME showcase, and general VINESAUCE or unrelated discussion.
+[[category:Game Mechanics]]

1d4chan>GIRUNDE at 01:45, 8 February 2020

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-Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down that it is to prove what [[RAI|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.
+'''THE GRAND DAD EMPIRE''' ARE a prolific VINESAUCE-centric MEME group based in BEDROCK CITY.  Their largest periods of activity seemed to be around the time SILVAGUNNER was terminated, when they were hosting several unofficial VINESAUCE gaming events (which they assure you repeatedly are ''not'' official Tournaments and are in no way affiliated with JOEL).
-RAW sometimes descends into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'
+They operated out of the SilvaGunner YouTube channel until it was terminated in 2014, after which they appear to have transitioned briefly to GiivaSunner in September of 2016 before returning to SilvaGunner in June of 2018.
-This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
+== CHANNELS ==
-[[category:Game Mechanics]]
+The original forums appeared to function as four services: preparation and communication in service of coming events, discussion about new HIGH-QUALITY RIPS, MEME showcase, and general VINESAUCE or unrelated discussion.

1d4chan>Justaquickbite at 22:38, 18 June 2017

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	Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down that it is to prove what [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.		Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down that it is to prove what [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.

	RAW sometimes ~~devolves~~ into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'		RAW sometimes descends into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'

	This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.		This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
	[[category:Game Mechanics]]		[[category:Game Mechanics]]

1d4chan>The Forgefather at 15:54, 20 November 2015

2015-11-20T15:54:07Z

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	Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues.		Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues. In games where balance issues aren't quite as severe, RAW is generally used to settle disputes, as it's much easier to prove what is and isn't written down that it is to prove what [[RAI\|what it was the authors intended]]. Even if everyone at the table agrees that what is written down isn't what was intended, it's rather more difficult to arrive at a consensus as to what ''was'' intended, so it's often easier to just go with what you can see.

	RAW ~~often~~ devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'.		RAW sometimes devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'

	This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.		This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
	[[category:Game Mechanics]]		[[category:Game Mechanics]]

216.232.129.71 at 00:32, 19 May 2015

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	RAW often devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'.		RAW often devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'.

			This happens in the real world, too. Real life [[rules lawyers]] are called... um... lawyers. But unlike rules lawyers, real lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars an hour to [[skub]] for their clients.
	[[category:Game Mechanics]]		[[category:Game Mechanics]]

1d4chan>Newerfag at 19:57, 3 December 2013

2013-12-03T19:57:25Z

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	Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc)		Acronym of "'''Read As Written'''" or "'''Rules As Written'''", used in the gaming community when discussing literal interpretations of a rule, or rules, as opposed to other methods of interpretation. This is most commonly used when looking for exploits and loopholes in the system - where a sensible gamer or Game Master would change, ignore or skip the rule making it work reasonably while still maintaining the spirit of the rule itself, RAW often causes feedback loops that create unusually high results or even infinite numbers ([[Pun Pun]], [[Peasant Railgun]], etc) due to unforeseen balance issues.

	RAW often devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'.		RAW often devolves into 'Read As I See It' or 'Read As Benefits Me'.
	[[category:Game Mechanics]]		[[category:Game Mechanics]]