Crap Belongs in Your Ass
Recently I have started hearing the term "craphack" in relation to homebrew rules.
I find this repugnant!
Man, first of all, crap is disgusting and you shouldnt talk down about your own work. Tell me youre cooking up something to rival Crime & Punishment. Tell me youre about to blow the lid off all the corruption in the LAPD. Tell me anything but dont tell me about shit from a butt.
Here's the real point though lil bing bing: Realms of the Yolmi wasnt made in a vacuum. It was the result of real play. Just start playing a damned game and figure it out as you play. Start simple as a pretty dimple and go out from there.
Eventually, youll create something uniquely fucked and stupid and beautiful and wild that suits your table.
How do I know? Look at Fantastic Frontiers. I mean, I actually played it unlike most of the rules people talk about writing, and its a good thing cos how else would I have figured out it fucking sucks? Anyway, F.F. was written without much experience behind the screen, and it was certainly not spun out from actual play experience.
Why reinvent the wheel? Just add cool spikes or a spinning hubcap or something. If its snowy, winter tires. Nobody is born a gangster, and neither are rules.
If you want me to smell your shit, at least convince yourself it dont stink.