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No, that's an acceptable opinion with which I happen to disagree. Just like mine is for you, I'd wager.

You absolutely do gain some information about how a result was achieved in a video game. You can see the path of the bullet as it hits...

Well, now there's improvement at least. We've gone from "D&D is a great simultationist game" to "it qualifies as a sim, but, just...

Seriously, man? How are the players "warping reality" any more than the GM is? Especially since I'm talking about game elements and...

That's kind of dodging the issue; if the players are adding things midplay its nonsensical to talk about them warping reality; they're...

Only if you don't care about the tone and flavour of your RPGing.

You can also have inhabitation of character and consciously author. I mean, here's an example: In the first of these quotes, @Gimby...

The player didn't say "Gee, I sure wish these runes were a map showing the way out". Here's what actually happened:

I've found that when I say things like what I've quoted, I tend to get a reaction! Similarly to how, when I've posted about GMing that...

If nobody remembers well enough to contradict what’s happening now, than what happened a year ago isn’t really relevant.

"I'm calling my next campaign The Winds of Winter".

It reminds me of the divide between people who see pictures, character, and whole scenes play out when they read fiction and those who...

Yea, that's where I've made pushback on these concepts over the years. In-scene authoring of predominantly color details (like...

Correct - the GM could have stepped in (or rather, dropped out of character from the role they were playing as the ghost lord NPC) at...

With respect, I'm not so sure it is that clear at all. I think authoring can be presented such that it is an activity one can become...