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Then I disagree, it's not simulating reality and it's not trying to. I think it works fine and it's how I approach the game. I don't...
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"Quantum" again! I thought we had settled this long time ago now. The issue isn't if it is "quantum" or not it is all about what kind of...
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I'm saying that I approach it as a simulation of a magical world with action movie logic. It's not attempting to simulate the real...
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Totally unrelated to anything but it reminds me of a bad joke A horse walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender recognizes...
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your assertions that they are 'equally quantum' are untrue when for one roll the chances of the location of the cook has modifiers...
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How suddenly did it become long grass?
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The cook was probably hiding in the long grass.
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Things can get weird because a lot of Narrativist best practices aren't actually best practices and what gets ported between games is...
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I should also clarify (in addition to the fact that I don't really use random encounters) that I was thinking specifically of how an...
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LOL. Yes, it's all made up. Surprise! I do not have every square mile of terrain in my world mapped out in detail. I do not have...
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The random encounter roll is absolutely connected to the game world. The encounter tables are by terrain type, the terrain being the...
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Agree with Micah that these read identically to me. The GM decides, based on what the roll says and how they interpret it, suggests that...
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It is, but folks like to call it goal and approach. Gotta have terms for everything you know. At least they aren't calling it GAP and...
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Heh, I drafted and deleted some version of this comment over-and-over because I couldn't get the wording quite right. But that is the...
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If no one is controlling the result, it is impartial.
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