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I think a mix of both approaches fits best. Players already take a lot of metaknowledge with them into the game, whether they're...

Fair. I guess "neutral arbiter GM" is yet another term with a wide range of potential meanings...

I use those phrases. I would also say that it is because I use them I personally consider it so critical to establish a common...

I am fortunate to not have been burned by this myself over much. However, the sort of language I constantly see go hand in hand with...

I make my players lift heavy weights rather than make a Strength check. And Dexterity checks? That's what that tightrope is for!

I always thought there was a distinct difference in when to apply player skill or character skill. The player gets to decide what their...

Hulk Smash in this case = the typical old school 1/2 orc barbarian with massive muscles that as described by the player would make...

Burning Wheel and Burning Empires have "one roll combat" as an optional way to resolve combat, especially if the combat is of little...

The other side of that coin is the eloquent player who used CHA as their PC’s dump stat. Do you let them charm and beguile NPCs or do...

Just to understand: If I build a character who spends resources to speak Elven, but I've myself never studied Professor Tolkien's...

Most things in D&D and other RPGs are a combination of both player and character. Think about combat, where the player contributes the...

Why should we prevent a player who is not a good Tactician to play a characterr who is a good Tactician or to play a character more...

To me there's no question player skill makes for more fun and immersive gameplay, so should be favored where possible. The undercurrent...

I have seen the same with new players and story. Fun to watch. But still, if that player took a Hulk Smash character, no amount of...

I might have them roll. A high roll will do nothing, because nothing is there (edit: or maybe, they realize sooner nothing is there)...