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This part of the conversation is with me, not Micah. And while Micah indeed does not like too much PC/NPC separation, even he has said...

So, that's actually an interesting bit. Because, those of us who have doe or currently do actual simulation of reality for, say...

I mean, I don't know anyone (not even myself!) who actually communicates the number of hit points a character has within the fiction...

I wouldn't describe it as "fear" of losing control of the character, as much as disappointment and disengagement when it happens. I...

Yeah, this is how I feel about it, too. If I'm not horrified, but merely describing the actions that I think a horrified character...

Ah, ok: so in this case "process of play" means "because the rules define it." I, personally, find it to be a leap...or perhaps just...

I don’t know, at a minimum the unconscious use is a problem for me. That is no better than an actual luck mechanic, in neither case is...

True, but it also is true that the D&D has over the years gotten less gritty and more high fantasy. It was never particularly gritty or...

Well, you know my usual response to that: "You're using D&D why then?" Its been a poor choice for that from the day it came in three...

So horror is a difficult genre to run, but I have never found these sort of sanity mechanics to improve it. Horror to work at all...

luck = a god interfered has pretty much the same in setting explanation. Heck, even you actually legitimately getting lucky is not that...

What doesn't make sense is your idea that prepare makes what the DM does not meta. Almost everything the DM does is meta. Prepping...

I’d assume that in a fantasy world things like luck and fate can be real forces as well, especially if we have mechanics that represent...

How can you not be fine with luck points, but be fine with mundanes using force points? They are basically the same thing.

That is really cool. I think I'm going to steal that.