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I didn't have too much problem with some degree of earning it, or growing into it, but that process was less like 'the birth of a hero'...

I mean where the PCs are big darn heroes and the focus is on heroic action vs a lot of detailed exploration, logistics, etc. If you...

Actually, my experience is that D&D, certainly explicitly since 1e PHB, has advertised itself as heroic fantasy. Except for 4e it has...

Oh, no, that's not my complaint at all! In the absolute nicest terms I can possibly summon: The 2014 encounter-building rules aren't...

Sounds frustrating. I will say, all of this is a bit amazing to us old guys! Like, an entire campaign is wrecked by a few PC deaths? I...

Yeah, I guess. 😳 In my embarrassment I decided to take a break from the thread as punishment. 😊 The break got me thinking though, about...

Yeah, I agree with you on continuity. It COULD serve a useful purpose in some play, perhaps. But NOBODY actually exercises complete...

Oh, sure, if you want to play a TT tactical wargame, that's great! I was one of the playtesters for TFT Melee back in the day. It has...

Sorry if I'm just rehashing some of the last 53 pages of, hrrmmmm, fluffy material, my interest waned at page 4... I think this is...

No it isn't. If you come to that conclusion, then your definition of railroad is unprintable. Think harder. Every game presents...

Yep. Best sign of a railroad. Being told you have agency when you have none. So much better to actually have choices that matter. What a...

I think i could probably define railroad, but no way im doing what you want me to do, instead im heading put on my own quest.

I played in a Freeport-set sandbox game once where the GM told us we could do anything and go anywhere, and there would be something to...

Another one is to have things like beliefs/bonds/goals/etc. which can be used by the GM to put the PCs in a situation. Something like...

The question is demonstrably absurd. If there were real causality the GM would be unable to break it - because the outcome would be down...