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I'm pretty sure I could say a lot of things about d20 games as a class. Are PbtA games so different from each other that that's not...

How does this statement differ from what I suggested you meant? Just say what you mean plainly please.

So, you can try whatever you want, but sometimes events beyond your control complicated things? That's life (even fantasy life in my...

If a player has to first sort of explore the setting through their character and often will have to engage in unrelated matters to...

This is also functionally identical. "You are allowed to author new fiction on a 10+" means the players are authoring fiction.

This is functionally identical to the player having author stance, imo. I raised the same point in my post.

What if the GM embodies the setting, but the Players set their own goals? Is that possible from your perspective?

this, but familiar/companion should have decent HP so it can tank few hits if scouting goes wrong, for damage, some d6 damage die should...

just on a personal level, i do not care about having a combat companion, i like find familiar more for the scouting and eavesdropping...

1. The runes were undefined. 2. The player decided what they wanted the runes to be. 3. The player rolled and received a positive...

It might be better to pick a different one. There are clearly two different conceptions of agency...and both sides think their method...

I want the setting to be the focus, with the players exploring it, including NPC interaction, through their PCs. How many times have I...

I think there's value in a worldbuilding guide, but I think a dungeon masters guide should probably, you know, guide people in how to...

Yes I think this is reasonable. I don't like the players having much control over the background of the world, but no worries. Imagine...

Because that world is not real and doesn't work like it is! When you base an analysis on a mistaken idea of what the situation is, you...