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I didn't reply to this in my previous post, as this seem like a possible branching to a more constructive path: What rules and...

Nope. The entire point is that the popularity show that there are definitely players that do have a taste for failure, which was...

Have you ever played fiasco? That game is all about stuff failing spectacularly for your characters. That game has an audience. Yes...

Agreed :) Just wanted to make sure the term was understood and used correctly. (Edit: And the tickled door is quite related to the lock...

I don't understand where those assumptions might possibly come from, as I am certainty not assuming any such thing? The closest I could...

Seem like a very strong change in situation. From "Do I manage to pick this lock?" To "What the **** should I do now?" Edit: This would...

Door remaining locked can very well be adequate. But there might be guards chasing you around, or all your lockpicks are now trash, or...

How do you define "situation" in a way that exclude my example, and still matches everyday usage?

It is called fail forward because even if the roll fails, the story is pushed forward? I thought that was well recognized by now...

So, no retry on failure is fail forward? The situation has changed: The task attempted is no longer available. Seem like we can finally...

It appear point (b) is the contested part. I am not sure if you accept the "no retry", but knowing that we cannot take that way in adds...

If I recall correctly the case at hand is searching for a secret door. Is this our opening situation or has play occurred leading up to...

In @Lanefan 's example I am pretty sure that it is established that picking the lock is now established to not work; that is that...

Ok, in that case I think what you are arguing against is something that almost never happens in actual play - independent of technique...

No, not as an outcome of the move. But as a narration on what happens when the thief immediately (and possibly implicitly) opens the...