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So I recently saw the discord discussion that I’ve clipped some comments from because I found it very interesting. There was clearly one...

So regarding whole roleplaying the stats thing. I don't like the rules or the GM telling the player what their character should think...

5e had BITF, i wonder how this conversation would be going (in regards to DnD at least) if having low stats actually made you pick and...

Yup. And some people avoid games with psychological disadvantage mechanisms for the same reason. I think I'm going to present my...

I'll note you've hopped systems and made an assumption I was never making in my posts ("rolled"). I again ask, how intrinsically is a...

It does have virtues and flaws, however, which can still force players to play their characters in ways they wouldn't, which was my...

Not to be lazy, i just checked ability descriptions in 3.5 PHB and 5e2014 one. 3.5 one is much more defining and goes more in depth...

There's been a lot of focus on what a "jerk DM" could do, let's get back to the original question. From the 2014 rules we see that the...

Fiction is filled with examples of "dumb" characters having moments of clarity and insight and coming up with solutions that catch...

In a group where everyone feels that way it is probably highly unlikely that the GM would actually need to veto anything, as the players...

I think this discussion is actually about immersion for some folks -- the dumb PC coming up with smart ideas by way of the player breaks...

Of course. This is not an issue that can be solved by the rules either.

And I think running away should be fine. It is in my game. This is why I prep a large area, and why I run sandbox. I welcome "run away".

That isn't what anyone said. You've gotten hung up on something nobody is arguing. This isn't about whether or not Tom, Dick, and...

This assumes they're enjoying it rather than them simply not being able to get around their issues here. I've absolutely seen cases of...