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Let's say the characters are at a door and can't unlock it. As they're standing there a moment later, they are attacked by an ogre...

I think this is largely the source of the discontent. If the game forces you to strongly distinguish between these two it is hard to...

because attacking the orc is actually dependent to the character's skill and is a non-fixed outcome, whereas deciphering what the runes...

Are you really quibbling about describing this as 'the PC's action' vs 'the player's action declaration' such that you would say 'the...

As long as you agree that the player decided what the outcome would be if/when success was rolled. You see, we fully understand that...

Indeed. I'm in constant disbelief that such a simple concept and obvious difference is repeatedly denied.

Right...you mention the license test, then another cause, then several others buried in "so on"... You see how this is A --> B --> C...

No matter what you might claim, "what the player hoped for" and "what the player decided" is, in this case using these rules, exactly...

False equivalences still remain false. The shadowy figure in the doorway is undefined. The PC hopes it's an orc and is successful, so...

In the same way an actor embodies a character even when they've been provided material by the writer or director. The actor (GM)...

I don't think anyone is objecting to the spirit of what you're saying, but translated to the game, there's no reason any of those...

I disagree. The events you listed were of the form A --> B --> C, or even A --> B --> C --> D. "You fail the license test" --> "you...

In real life, sometimes the only consequence is that you failed to do the thing. For example, say you have an interview for a potential...

It's different if you break it into two steps. The step that's common to both is the randomness of whether the bettor (or dice-roller)...

Bolded for emphasis. See, this is how I understood it, though I suspect there's a difference of perspective at play. So, for example...