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What about information a character might have? Who decides if something is a yes, no, or maybe as far as a character (and therefore a...

No, I think your comments here and what you've been arguing for reveal a misunderstanding of what those things are about. It is about...

It is a good point about freely sharing information. I’m running « Beyond the Crystal Cave » - a fun module that I’ve run several times...

I'll be honest, if my character is climbing a cliff, I 100% expect to get enough information to know the odds. "You failed a Perception...

I'm not talking about negative motivations. I'm talking about what happens if we don't allow the unwanted to be possible in play. If the...

It's a reference point, but it definitely should not be an endpoint when defining the spectrum.

I would say the external restrictions are in fact there whether you are aware of them or not. I think this is part of Abdul's critique...

Okay... that's your preference, and as far as preferences go, it's fine. All anyone is saying is that others have other preferences. I...

Do you think that being "able to make decisions from the perspective of their characters with what feels like the same degree of...

There are lots of players whose fun seems to come from solving. What I find interesting is when it doesn't and how impactful that is...

It's a bit of a transition, for sure. But I did find my trad/neotrad oriented games flowed much more smoothly when I started to think...

The point is that players don't typically actively want any particular negative outcome. But, they exist as part of games, in general...

Do they need to break trust? Because outright breaking trust with a single act is really quite hard. But doing something concerning...

Well, if you rolled low, then it would mean your character wasn’t as brave/loyal/hard/whatever as they thought they were. It’s been...

Insert old saw about making players arm wrestle to prove which character is stronger.