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Although the games I tend to prefer - BW, TB2e, Prince Valiant, MHRP and variants - aren't the same as Stonetop, speaking with a level...

As I've posted, not far upthread but also back when you first mentioned this thing happening at your table, the whole thing struck me as...

Here, you are describing a different technique from the one that I tend to use. Here is yet another example, this one from the play of...

Even suppose this is true - and frankly it's a bit of a strained usage of "bypassed", which is a verb that pertains to locations or to...

Jumping off this to answer your previous direct question as well, this seems to be a misunderstanding of the sort of actions a game like...

A Player Agenda/Best Practices that calls for that you can refer the players back to as needed helps ;). I like that Daggerheart...

It depends on the nature of the interaction. I just recently posted about an assault in my BitD game, and a town-wide feast that led to...

Here is what makes little sense to me: *The game is not GM-centred / GM-driven; and yet, It is supposed to make sense to talk about...

It was some other posters who introduced the notion that encounter implies combat. And therefore suggested that "bypassing an encounter"...

What complaints? Observing that you preferred approach to RPGing would probably not be that enjoyable for me, because it is overly GM...

Well the thing is I have rarely used the word encounter in my life to describe an interaction of some sort with another person. I’m not...

Because you’re insisting that everything that happens in any game can be called an encounter and other people are saying “bo, that’s not...

I’ve been trying very hard to talk about how I’ve experienced play, designs, and GMing methodology based on my personal experiences and...

See… this is you ignoring what I am saying and insisting on viewing things solely from your view. You’re not willing or able, it seems...

Telegraphing a threat is meant to lead to a decision point, especially in an exploration context. I want play to move forward, so I’m...