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That seems really unlikely. If you look around for discussion of this project, there are always people making sure that everyone knows...

Can you give me more information/specifics?

One thing I thought was really interesting when I gave 4e a shot with some experienced folks was how baked in to the game the Monster...

In the past, I have been very critical of 4E. There are still things about it that bug me, but there are also things that it did well...

Well, we've established in this hobby that "System Matters". What is the system? It isn't just game rules. It isn't just what the...

I think this gets close to the distinction that @chaochou has drawn between agency and skill. Nevertheless, I think the answer to your...

As the conversation has progressed, I feel that it makes more sense to me. I appreciate that an actual discussion is taking place. In...

I think that's right. Up to this point, I want to say that the GM is the only one with authority to make them. But I want to suspend -...

For me, the disconnect is/was that some games that I play are neither 'a' nor 'b'. Some don't even use XP or levels in the way that D&D...

I'm not sure if this quite aligns with what @pemerton meant, but my immediate contrast in my head is between a) OSR style play that...

Reading through the OP a second time, I think that I somewhat agree with the end point and maybe the overall idea that is being...

I am asking questions to better understand the presented point of view. Does it matter if neither the referee nor the game tell the...

I think the disconnect for me is that I find a lot of my interactions with rpgs to be emergent gameplay. That is to say that some goals...

Eg XP earned by hitting some trigger that the GM knows and the players don't.

It could be that I'm simply not fully understanding the concept. I understand the concept that you would be receiving XP for an...