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+The player should, as much as possible, be acting as the character does. They should have enough time to think about what their character would do, in a situation where it matters. It's okay to surprise the player and force them into fight or flight, though. The player is ultimately human, and those moments can cause mistakes that lead to interesting narrative outcomes.
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+Inconsistency and friction in out-of-character decision-making used to inform character actions, should be minimised as much as possible. A situation where taking an action that would be accurate to the character, but isn't fun to the player, should not occur.

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+## Taking it Slow
+The game should be paced slowly, giving enough time for complex roleplay and interesting character moments, while still always having something to do, and systems and gameplay to dig into and enjoy.
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+Despite slower pacing, at no point should nothing be happening. There should always be *something* to pressure players into action, and something that everyone can do to contribute, regardless of their chosen specialisation.

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+Despite slower pacing, at no point should nothing be happening. There should always be *something* to pressure players into action, and something that everyone can do to contribute, regardless of their chosen specialisation.
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+Additionally, respect the player's time: every step of the process of doing something should be rewarding in its own way, or lead to a reward. There should not be a situation where a player is made to do something that is tedious or irritating, unless that situation will lead to an interesting narrative outcome.

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+Additionally, respect the player's time: every step of the process of doing something should be rewarding in its own way, or lead to a reward. There should not be a situation where a player is made to do something that is tedious or irritating, unless that situation will lead to an interesting narrative outcome.
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+## Cooperation
+Players should be encouraged to act cooperatively, both in small teams and as a whole. Any conflict between players should be purely due to individual character narratives, like conflicting personalities and ideologies, and not a result of game systems causing competition and infighting. In short, players shouldn't fight over who gets the shiny rock.

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+Players should not have to compete for something: anything usable by the player should not be unique. Instead, it should be (relatively) easy to reproduce, depending on progression, making sure that everyone gets a go, and nobody feels left out. It's natural to resent repeatedly missing out on the fun thing, so the game should ensure that such a situation is extremely unlikely to occur.
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+Players must not be able to operate purely individually. It should be nothing short of a death sentence (and not fun) to try and run off alone into the wilderness to try and build your own colony.

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+The responsibility of dealing with the consequences of a player's actions should lie with the player that made the mistake leading to the issue. For specialisations that involve having to deal with some of the consequences of someone else's mistakes, like medical, the player that fucked up should still suffer consequences that other players cannot address.
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+One of the end results of this is that **death should be meaningful.** Players should be afraid of dying, and as a result, not play in an incredibly irrational way that no real person would ever do. Intentional deaths should be a rare, deeply impactful character moment, not a regular occurrence.

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+Individual systems should be simple, intuitive, and able to be explained easily. Complexity should arise from the interactions between systems, and able to be understood by the player based on their understanding of individual systems. The outcome of this should be that no part of the game is so overly complex or obtuse as to be impenetrable to newcomers.
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+Systems should incentivise social gameplay above singleplayer gameplay: while parts of a gameplay loop or mechanic can be achievable by a single player, the game should always encourage cooperation and social interaction.