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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 9061266" data-attributes="member: 6921763"><p>Then I'm not doing a good job of explaining how it works at our table. Sorry for the reductionism.</p><p></p><p></p><p>At our table, we prefer the former.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I apologize, the intent is not to insult or put down the playstyles of others. I'm just trying to explain what is going on at our table and apparently not doing so great at it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>At our table, we are asking the player to be reasonably specific about what their PC is attempting and how they're going about it. "I use Perception" doesn't cut it at our table when I've just described 3 or 4 important things about a room and, instead of interacting with those details, they shortcut to a generalized statement which then puts the burden on me as DM to describe what their PC is actually doing... which is, again, something I avoid as DM. At our table, it's not my job to dictate what the character is actually doing, only to narrate the <em>result</em> of what they are doing.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't follow this metaphor. At our table, I literally don't understand <em>exactly </em>what a player means when they say "I use Perception". I need more clarification than that. I hope that is clear from what I said above. And, as a reminder, this is how game flows <em>at our table</em>. It is our preference and is in no way an indictment of how other tables run. All tables are free to play however they like if everyone at their table finds it fun.</p><p></p><p>Indeed, I come here to learn from how others play and share how we play. I'm not here to put other people down. I would ask that you read my posts through that lens, please.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 9061266, member: 6921763"] Then I'm not doing a good job of explaining how it works at our table. Sorry for the reductionism. At our table, we prefer the former. I apologize, the intent is not to insult or put down the playstyles of others. I'm just trying to explain what is going on at our table and apparently not doing so great at it. At our table, we are asking the player to be reasonably specific about what their PC is attempting and how they're going about it. "I use Perception" doesn't cut it at our table when I've just described 3 or 4 important things about a room and, instead of interacting with those details, they shortcut to a generalized statement which then puts the burden on me as DM to describe what their PC is actually doing... which is, again, something I avoid as DM. At our table, it's not my job to dictate what the character is actually doing, only to narrate the [I]result[/I] of what they are doing. I don't follow this metaphor. At our table, I literally don't understand [I]exactly [/I]what a player means when they say "I use Perception". I need more clarification than that. I hope that is clear from what I said above. And, as a reminder, this is how game flows [I]at our table[/I]. It is our preference and is in no way an indictment of how other tables run. All tables are free to play however they like if everyone at their table finds it fun. Indeed, I come here to learn from how others play and share how we play. I'm not here to put other people down. I would ask that you read my posts through that lens, please. [/QUOTE]
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