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I do my best to make the logical choice for them. Even if I decide their judgement is clouded because of who they are. That's a big part...

If the character I'm playing has half-decent or better Int and Wis scores (or equivalent) then in theory the character would - if given...

Quite intentionally so, as in theory character interests and player interests are largely aligned - unless the player is intentionally...

Doing things that make sense isn't your goal.

If my character does something stupid or unwise it's because their ability score says they're stupid or unwise. Frequently because...

None of that has anything to do with sleight of hand though, nothing in the rules or my understanding of how lockpicking works would...

I have absolutely now words for how much I hate this notion. It has poisoned almost all modern fiction. If you look at the great works...

It is about degree. Yes, we all know we are rolling to see if we hit. But if we also get to rule to decide what the runes mean or...

I have no illusion whatsoever that my character is not real, just like I have no illusions that Batman is real. At this point I don't...

I'll emphasize again--my preferences are not due to a lack of ability to engage collaboratively full time. Heard this one a few times...

Why do you think that something that you set up as a standard in your head for your character somehow isn't a standard or something you...

That has rarely been my experience. If you hear about them it's likely been because they're such shocking outliers to the way the game...

If no lock can be unlocked silently then success or failure doesn't matter. Seems like success would be noisier because you were...

Since their characters and others in their group are already making crazy decisions all the time why would they need a system to...

Maybe a better turn of phrase right from the start would have been "make the characters' lives exciting" instead of "make the...