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I mostly agree with your post, but disagree here. I think you are undervaluing player skill, or at least do not have an expansive...

Of course! Comparing an Enworlder to a non Enworlder is like comparing a Formula One raceway driver to a ride sharer.

After some searching for curiosity's sake, I found this homebrew, btw. Might be time to make a thread to brainstorm around how to bring...

That's very setting-dependent- how widespread such knowledge is, communication between towns, etc.

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

Your players are going to end up in a lot better shape than my players.

Ok, I find that really strange, because in my mind it's the "character skill" camp that wants GMs to be neutral arbiters. Player...

I'm glad you highlighted that, because there are multiple meanings of "players skill" and sometimes people debating it are using...

re: Combat vs Non-Combat I often see the argument, "We don't require players to know how to swing swords, so why should we ask them to...

Big topic, but first thing I'll offer is that player skill in social interactions doesn't have to require acting skills or being...

That's very cool and very intense. I definitely do the "living world in my head" thing, but I've never gotten my ADHD nailed down enough...

One of the guys I used to play with was DMing for 4 different groups. He had a huge map of the Forgotten Realms in his bedroom and used...

Well I started making a living off of it after I left my law job post-COVID, so the time commitment makes sense when it's your primary...

With WIS -1 at least they have a tiny to small chance of saving for most levels of play. But INT -5, like most bestial foes, means that...

And some of us run 3-6 games/week 😅 Tasha's Mind Whip, though.. that was one of the things that made me stop allowing every 1pp in...