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Well, there's room for some dice. The GM could rule that the Discern Realities move was triggered. A Defy Danger could be rolled, say...

Everyone I know in 35 years of roleplaying together is looking for those things, yeah. There are other joys to be had too, but they are...

Why are we assuming the GM has not put any work into establishing stakes here? That they have telegraphed no dangers? Because if it's...

Sure, we can rp characters staying at home. Good game!

...OK, you know it doesn't have to be a cook, right? It could be a member of the house having a midnight snack. It could be the dog. It...

No, I got that you believe that. But it's not true. The player can learn and manipulate the situation--they'll often have moves to let...

When the table I'm using is written out on paper, "not having rules at all" no longer applies. I've never watched Matt Colville run a...

If the house is one that is likely to have a cook, why is it shocking or unrealistic for there to be a cook? How does that work? Do you...

The examples here an in the blog post I quoted made it clear that the dead friend and the screaming cook did not exist before the roll...

I'm confused. Earlier you were saying that it was OK for a PC to listen at the door, hear there were guards, and then choose another way...

That's precisely the problem though; I want the player to force events to unfold in a desired way. If the game can always continue from...

Sorry, but that is still completely nonsensical to me. Any such clause has pretty limited enforceability. The realistic worst case is...

In a typical fail-forward/narrative game, the GM isn't reluctantly acknowledging anything. If the PC hedges their bets and decides to...

I don't think so. Unless there's something that would keep people from hearing through the door (magical silence, soundproofed walls)...

No, that's not quite right; it's a fallacy when one appeals to an authority that lacks expertise in the matter being discussed...like...