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It’s possible to read “simulation” from the inkblot that is modern D&D. But it’s an interpretation, at most.

But they're not necessary. That's the point!

This is the part that has always baffled me about the whole "I play D&D as sim" crowd. Why would you insist on playing a system that is...

Not sure. Gloomhaven manage to be pretty tense without character death being on the table at all.. Respawn mechanics is everywhere in...

If you accept hit points while wanting simulationist mechanics as a general principle, it makes it very hard for us, as outsiders to...

Challenge away.

Right. As some internet rando once said, if all your formal rules do is structure your group's ongoing agreement about what happens in...

For what it's worth - maybe not much - your play seems to me to include narrativist inclinations/tendencies, using the 5e D&D chassis...

I’m not saying that I’ve never seen this. I’m just saying that it’s easily addressed without abandoning what is otherwise an interesting...

Lol. We aren't narrative, I have no real experience with playing narrative games. I'd be doing a massive disservice to that style I...

I think this sort of pawn stance with a splash of colour thrown over it is very common. And is what a typical D&D module/AP encourages...

He's joining our table, our ways. If I were joining another table I'd acclimatize to their style of play. We have a reward system in...

Gotta say, this thread is going to make for an incredible resource for an academic paper on the fragility of the Gamer Personality(tm)...

But do you see my point, Max? Or do you just want to keep trying to be technically right?

Again, I think this is mostly just semantics. My point is it’s not problematic in a game where it’s an expectation. And if loss of...