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I think we may differ here because I think "exercising creativity" and "having a creative agenda" are two different things. Simply...

There is no real Narrativism (premise-forward play) in traditional roleplaying games, including in games like Pendragon and Vampire that...

Players aren't simulationist or narrativist (or anything else). Play is. You might label a player who only wants to play games that...

Thank you, sir. I know we often end up on opposite sides of these various discussions, so I do appreciate the support.

I don't really want to get involved in this discussion but I do find the concept of simulationism used here somewhat odd. Ron Edwards...

The actual process behind it matters. Why are they seperating them? What agenda are they pursuing?

No, it’s judgment that devoting more time and effort to analysis of play leads to views that are more fully backed by analysis. There...

Yes and in my breakdown of differences between how I run D&D compared to DW, I didn't claim to not use any of the moves. I singled out a...

Well, it’s restating an OSR maxim that I personally think is poorly thought out in its original form and this just included an example I...

It’s possible to read “simulation” from the inkblot that is modern D&D. But it’s an interpretation, at most.

Gamers can be weird but if we're talking the human population as a whole, maybe half of them. I don't think they'd describe it in...

I agree in principle but actually wish some of my players would look at their character sheet more.

Yeah very good point that I should have mentioned especially given that… In the example I gave it's the 'go aggro' mechanic (created by...

I always thought of skilled play as how well players handle the abilities of their characters to accomplish goals within the game. Like...

Not sure. Gloomhaven manage to be pretty tense without character death being on the table at all.. Respawn mechanics is everywhere in...