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I assume where the line is drawn and when that depends on the game.

That kind of thing could happen in my game I suppose especially if things are being improvised. The character reads the map but gets a...

So it's fine for you. You and your players don't have a problem with something other folks do. In short: preference. Why can't we all...

But when was it decided what the runes say? I want that decision made before the roll, ideally before the runes are introduced into...

Yep. In my games there will always be an alternative. IIRC it was explicitly discussed in one of the DMGs - don't hide anything the...

Other things as well but that's the one I was thinking of.

I believe @AlViking is using the term as set out in the article by John Harper I mentioned.

There's a difference between a farrier and the runes, though. With the farrier, they're part of normal life in a typical settlement...

I disagree. I'm saying it does so because it is fundamentally different from other processes, like declaring "I attack an orc".

Ok, this has been addressed at length and there is nothing new to add. By decide we mean set the stakes. Whereas this is just wrong. In...

Which is fine and all I've been saying - the player decided what the runes would say if their hope check was successful. @Maxperson...

The runes didn't say anything before the check was made. Once the wish was made, the outcome was decided. If the player succeeded on...

Asking if a specific business exists in a village with multiple businesses, especially a business that would likely exist in almost all...

You might want to direct them to an actual play streaming video that works for you as an introduction to how the game works and tell...

Which, as always, is personal preference and choice. I agree with you - it would hurt my sense of verisimilitude if I could wish for...