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My tastes run to lighter games these days, so say, Shadowdark instead of 5E. There's also a difference for me between more complex games...

Yes! This is exactly where I was getting at! Like if we don't want the game just be the GM leading the players along a story, then there...

Here’s where I’m at. One: Creating fiction in response to each other is trivial. The player does something and the GM makes up...

I am not quite sure. In my D&D game I often have sessions that are basically short one session adventures, that are in score pretty...

Yeah, sure. And that is interesting. Because it very often is paired with some sort of middle option for "success with consequences" or...

Moving on. There was quite a bit of talk about prepping, but I'd like to discuss what sort of systems are good for low prep, low myth...

Okay, if it's only a mild annoyance, then hey, keep on keeping on. But I would say when discussing the game, just keep in mind that what...

It is not a huge issue in practice, only a mild annoyance. Mostly it is now just the GM deferring to the player on this, to avoid...

I like broad but non-overlapping skills, so amount wise what Blades has seems pretty fine with me. I just do not see any value in...

How is this any different from any other skill system? 'Oh I'm being charming but I also used a little white lie, is it Persuasion or...

It is exactly like that apart from the GM not having the final say. I combined persuasion and bluff in D&D for this reason. In any...

They could, sometimes. But it is bizarre to think that always and every situation the GM constructs the situation so that the use of...

So your table it is always clear what skill should be used, and everyone agrees? No pondering or discussions? How? The skills are...

I Just don't think "don't be a weasel" is actually useful advice. Like it is obvious that some skills do not apply, but often it is not...

It literally is what ambiguity means. Overlap creates ambiguity. It is utterly bizarre to argue otherwise. o_O I meant skills...