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But that isn't what people tell us to do--over and over and over and over and over in these threads. It's never "the players have every...

This is what frustrates me about the "trust the GM" axiom: If the actual gameplay layer is transparently systematized in a compelling...

The appeal to the “real world” to me indicates that you have a priority other than player driven play. The amount of influence the GM...

That doesn't really answer the question, no. Whatever expectations there are, why should we distrust players more than DMs? I should...

Well then, the TL;DR is that someone (I will note, someone who is specifically in favor of the "what the DM already knows" standard!)...

I mean, it can still be arbitrary, given what we're talking about is NOT "applying consistent internal logic", but rather "applying...

I have, repeatedly, said precisely why that example trips it. It isn't because this person has things they cannot be persuaded to do. It...

Talking to them, watching them, talking to others about that guard in particular.

Here I restate, word-for-word, what you quoted, but bold the bit you seem to be ignoring: If the procedure permits the GM to just act...

I think “the art advances” when we speak of “the art of design and play” is absolutely true. The world of TTRPG design has moved far...

So does that mean I've also established certain points? Even where they contradict yours? I'm not unaware of the history of RPGing. I'm...

I deliberately nominated 7th level because a 7th level fighter, in classic D&D, is a champion. As for "swing", there is no swing if the...

What do those numbers mean? I'm not familiar with the system. In my play experience, good systems for presenting moments of great...

Fair enough! Unlike @pemerton I genuinely could not care less what the old editions of D&D had to say except as a matter of historical...

But you're not disagreeing with me, or anyone else, because no one said that the GM deciding has to mean unpredictability etc. But...