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I would say the issue is that you view them as a complication when we do not, if they are there its because they're a wandering monster...

It's not an issue of right and wrong. It's just preference.

How there was a complication determined matters (this is the heart of sim play). We aren’t opposed to the general notion of cooks being...

Again there is no serious problem if the lockpicking merely drew attention. The problem arises if there on the success was no cook there...

I realize I wasn't who it was directed at, but I can't say I'd feel any difference when the probabilities and approach were otherwise...

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What makes that exhausting to you? What, in fact, is that to you and your play at all?

Or because the ambusher moved against the wind, or was wearing a color that didn't blend in, or the sun glinted off the metal of their...

Best I can tell, @pemerton views GM-created as synonymous with GM-driven, where others view a distinction.

Because telling people they have a reflexive defense isn’t one of the most offensive things you can do…

I'm not familiar with those rules, but it sounds similar to what earlier editions of D&D did for some things. The mechanics of success...

If someone proposed a change I thought would work better for me and my players I would consider it. Things like fail forward don't...

"What if" scenarios are always difficult, because there's a large portion of guesswork involved. But Paizo had two related advantages no...

It's been a while but if I remember correctly, size of the weapon was mentioned in the rules for 1e. As you say, a claymore is a great...

All fair points. D&D rarley takes in the real world impact of weapons size in confined spaces. Realistically the short sword would be...