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To me, this seems a description of GM-centred play.

I have not followed this bypass discussion. But this prompted me to point out that I have seen published adventure that allows for...

TIBF? I'll keep asking people to spell out the acronym the first time they use it in a thread, although I admit I skipped 300 pages...

Yes, in the sense that stuff happens in the world that the players are unaware of, and (depending on their actions) may never become...

I’m beginning to see that now that I’m getting into the third season. Just watched the Dax episode, “Equilibrium”, and the Kira episode...

This becomes even more prevalent when you have multiple storylines the PCs can engage in particularly in sandbox. It is not just an...

Technically encounter is all of that but in casual conversation when someone says "the PCs bypassed the encounter" we tend to think it's...

Cave lizards. Bone. Although I would rule that only crossbows (bone and steel) are available in Gracklstugh, because dwarves.

i mean, how much does modern EXP levelling incentivize those things either? i admit i'm a bit out of touch with how people are actually...

DS9 is just a gem for world building with the various races - specifically the Ferengi, Changelings, Klingon, Trill, Cardassian...

I was hesitant to watch “The House of Quark” because I’m not a big ferengi fan, but now I am glad I did. That was a fantastic episode...

Although our table does have milestone levelling when certain story or party goals are achieved (player-facing) we also have...

Come on now. You know you can't legitimately claim anything about "most players" any more than @Lanefan can.

It was some other posters who introduced the notion that encounter implies combat. And therefore suggested that "bypassing an encounter"...

Everything the GM creates in an attempt to capture the players' interest is a hook. Rumour of treasure in the mountains. Strange...