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Is there any reason someone couldn't just say "I prefer to resolve skills checks in a simulationist matter" regardless of what they...

Yes. Exactly this! If viewed as trying to differentiate narrativism from every other style of play it makes a lot of sense...

Really GNS exists as a way to carve out space for narrativism. I've always thought of it as sort of like a weird manifesto presented as...

No. Any narration is NOT valid. A narration needs to fit the narrative of what is going on. Unless you are playing some sort of silly...

The fully reactionary role of GMs in these games (once the initial premise is presented) is one of those things one can point to that to...

I don't need to prove you wrong. Those things are not just relevant to RPG simulations. You are still trying to misapply the wrong...

Let's see ... simulation definitions ... "must reveal..." ... nope. Not in there. You keep saying that simulations must show reasons...

No, I understand. Why would I need to do a deep delve into how I play in order to be able to have valid opinions about what I like and...

Does that mean you think there are no differences in gamestyle, just whether or not they write down definitions of what they're doing?

The phrase "deep introspection" sure does seem like code for "agree with me". Do I analyze it in exactly the same way as other people...

"It’s not an attack. But you can’t “not think about your play with deep introspection” and also be expected to be taken as seriously as...

Some people seek out new experience and are incessant tinkerers. I know people who only consider music they listened to in high school...

I'm using the definition as defined by Sorensen that closely matches how I approach the game. I also feel that D&D is a crude...

I did not "make up" the definition any more than "narrativist" is a made up word. It comes from New Simulationism - Sam Sorensen. On...

This is blatant One True Wayism. There's nothing holy or inherently better about play that involves deep introspection or a narrative...