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At first glance this seems similar to the distinction between Rules as Written (RAW), Rules as Intended (RAI) and Rules as Played (RAP)...
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It depends on what those aspects are and what game they're in. And if the PC can create aspects, then that does not contradict with...
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Meh. Almost any game with any sort of options to it can be played any way. Even the least gamist, most narrativist/simulationist gamer...
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This was pointed out by an illustration on page 10 of the AD&D PHB. A dunce wizard vs one with brains. On the page describing...
Jun 26, 2025
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Where did that one grain of sand come from, pemerton? No, that that one - the other one. The one there, next to that bit of shell...
Jun 26, 2025
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Well, give that PbtA is such a fuzzy term it could include almost anything I guess that just being PbtA in itself doesn't contradict...
Jun 26, 2025
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Somebody has to decide, though, right? So if Jocasta (Jane) tries to read the runes hoping they'll show a way out of here, and fails...
Jun 26, 2025
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No, I'm defining failure as failure and success as success. They're a binary thing, and can't both happen at once. What you're not...
Jun 26, 2025
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Ok, I think I now might have a way to express the concept I am getting at. For a given part of a game mechanic there are at least 3...
Jun 26, 2025
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I am aware color is a component in big model. I don't intend to invoce that beast here. Rather think of my use of it like how my young...
Jun 26, 2025
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I am sorry, I do not see how this connects to my question? It seem like you try to explain why characters advance?
Jun 26, 2025
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I answered more precisely in a different post. But for your extensive example here the analysis might be very simple, but I think can...
Jun 26, 2025
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I agree. That is not contradicting my statement. Ok, I might have missed this. How do 4ed explain why an unskilled person tend to get...
Jun 26, 2025
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My last answer got carried away into the details, and failed to see the big picture. I think now that the critical failure here is to...
Jun 26, 2025
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I tried to preempt the BW point here: As for 4ed I didn't get the sense that meta-philosophical consistency was very high on their...
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