Dan Maruschak​ Andy Hauge​ you might be onto something regarding the centrality of rulings. What makes them different from mma is that they are mostly a tabletop activity where statwments of intent are resolved. RPGs are defined by their fuzziness/tactical infinity and the need for a referee more than, you know, actual roleplaying. You can roleplay Monopoly or Catan but it doesn’t make them an rpg. But I’m not sure an RPG without judgment calls (not necessarily a gm figure though) would still be an rpg.