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Because it's not about the player - it's about the character, independently of who is playing them. I am fan of the characters in the...

In make the characters' lives not boring the important bit is the characters' lives bit is crucial. It's about centering character and...

Because when they came up with the idea they picked a phrase that made sense to them and weren’t worried about pedants discussing it...

If this is how you would do it, then sure... go ahead. It seems nonsensical to me, so I'd handle it how I've already described many...

Really? Because you were talking about things needing to be connected just a week-ish ago.

Should not be related in what way? The cook is a potential observer to the lock picking attempt. They are not independent. You may...

Surely you're capable of appreciating that your approach to RPGing is not the only one that people engage in or aspire to.

Heaven forbid that the fiction in a RPG be affected by (i) the actions the players declare for their PCs, and (ii) their success or...

No one wants their players to be bored. That's not what Make the players' characters' lives not boring is addressing. As @Campbell...

Right. Here's an example, the I already posted upthread I think: Of course, there is an in-fiction rationale for both PCs' changing...

I mean… I’m not sure how that is still unclear.

Right. I have tried to address this in my posts to @FrogReaver. "Fail forward", to work, depends upon other "infrastructure" of play...

But in a rules discussion that’s about bot doing things the way they’ve always been done, I would expect homebrewing to be a big factor...

Yes, I think this was the point. You can role-play a character however you decide to. There can’t really be a faithful or unfaithful...

This seems to be one of those hard-line sticking points. Some of us think that being asked to add details from your character's...