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| '''Fluff''' is gamer slang for the stories, lore, and in-character description of a system or setting; it is the opposite of [[crunch]], which solely describes mechanical effects. For example, in [[Games Workshop]]'s official fluff for ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', the [[Space Marines]] are extremely hardcore superwarriors who regularly achieve kill-to-death ratios somewhere in the order of several thousand to one; crunch-wise, although tough, their statistics are not nearly as good as the fluff would suggest.
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| [[Powergamer]]s typically ignore fluff to focus on crunch; however, the opposite extreme, a player who designs characters based solely on the fluff associated with their choices and ignores the crunch, can be just as annoying, as they have a tendency to produce characters that are very interesting and well fleshed out, but nevertheless cannot actually do anything useful within the game mechanics.
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| Game mechanics such as Fate or Dogs in the Vineyard strive to make character background and personality itself a mechanical advantage/disadvantage, allowing for well fleshed out characters that are mechanically effective at the same time.
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| [[Category:Roleplaying]]
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