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And yet even if you emphasize this, several people have responded as though such comments aren't there. Consider that I wrote the...

So, I think the core of the issue for me is what is rewarded most (and expected most at the table) - exploring the fiction, basically...

Verisimilitude and feeling real are not what exploration-oriented play does better. Puzzle solving and digging into details are what it...

I don’t think that’s a very accurate interpretation of the exchange. It started with this: That doesn’t sound to you like @Micah...

If you think a game that is always trying to focus on interesting and relevant material rather than simulating the day to day life of...

I think this is one of those arguments which sounds good, but falls apart on closer examination. The players clearly chose to engage in...

I already addressed this in this Prior Post. I think there’s a significant difference at play. As you’ve described it, what your...

Yeah, I think the things we did in those two games were often high risk "put all your cards on the table" sorts of play. But I think the...

I think you missed his point entirely. He's talking about pace, not success vs failure.

I find it difficult, with my experience, to believe that most people aren't after a bit more exciting vs less exciting, slower paced...

None that I've ever played or run. I'm sure it is possible, but our 1e AD&D campaign degenerated into a mishmash of 1e, Boot Hill, Fight...

People are creatures of habit and they invest in specific ways of doing things. I mean, I grew up on AD&D. While I grew tired of certain...

I think this is a very good point and it gets at an issue I had with a D&D adjacent game, PF2. In PF2, you can make a Medicine roll...

If anyone running DW is moving you backwards on a 7+, they're not following the rules. Here's the difference though, 7+ advances the...

I think this is a misunderstanding here. Even in games that aren’t focused on coherent narrative, the core point still applies. This is...