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It also has one of the most badass lines ever said by a Ferengi. As far as badass lines said on a Star Trek show, that is up there with...

Thumbs up for this comment on the determination of XP for similar methods used for different CR monsters. This is a fine point to...

On the subject of Encounters and Bypassing them - instinctively as a GM I think of "bypassing" to mean avoiding a fight - there's an...

Following on from my recent conversations with @pemerton which touched on GM-centric play I thought the below may help with others to...

Sure if I had planned it then yes I would definitely be guilty of GM-driven play, although planned social encounters which are missed is...

Your "danger" seems pretty similar to @CellarHeroes's "threat" from a bit of a way upthread. Gygax's AD&D is pretty clear that, when it...

Indeed; and as the characters advance in level they tend to become somewhat less perishable; they die less often and when they do...

And if-when it matters, you might get xp for something bypassed but you'll never get any for something missed.

That is fair, if we were using an XP system, we'd follow this guidance.

That is exactly right.

The picture I have, following these posts, is that those bypassed encounters were ones that you had prepped, and were ready to "spring"...

I tend to think most players, match the energy of the group or table they're at. If the GM is half-assed fair, runs a decent game...

Sure, but don't you think there is some leeway here in that many players and GMs borrow and steal from cinema and literature. We emulate...

That's how I would've used it when running 5e as well!

In casual talk, with my table, bypassing refers to combat or dangerous exploration encounters (you could throw traps in here) while...