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I have not read the defenses of absolute power to mean that the DM must have everything determined in advance. Just that they can.

How much of a spectator are we in the real world? I don't need reality-altering powers to have player agency.

There is a difference between "the traditional GM must have everything determined" and "the traditional GM can limit choices in...

That's not what I'm taking from their posts. They tell us what they like, what they do, how they play, and not how everyone else must...

Reasons for a DM not to allow tieflings Fiends don't exist in this campaign world. No fiends, no tieflings. Fiends do exist and they...

Yeah, I'd also be fine with that. The character's family, a small village, some minor cultural elements, seem all good to me, because...

Is your argument that if the GM doesn't want a particular species represented in the game and/or the setting and the player does, too...

Why put everything to such extremes? The DM doesn't have to know everything, she just has to know if tieflings are part of her campaign...

Maybe following a plot isn't the point of the game.

I think you misread @AlViking . The constant of the light speed is as measured relative to any observer. AlViking pointed out what makes...

Cough aether Cough coriolis Cough centripetal Is it just me, or is it dusty in here?

Knowing why our car gets 22 km to the liter isn't identical to "simulationist" experiences that may be sought such as immersion. I don't...

I want to explore and experience the GM's world. That includes making a character that fits into that world.

I would prefer for the DM to determine the species and cultures and major political organizations prior to play. I don't think those...

I much rather have the GM narrate an outcome that make sense to me from the top of their head, than one that make no sense, but they can...