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Well, no, not exactly. This is you inferring something that's not really what I'm talking about. My decision making for Clara was...

Have.. you never played with somebody that said something like “ohhh, well you know what? I think that TheirCharName is actually deeply...

I can't speak for @hawkeyefan, of course, but since we seem to be fairly aligned in our preferences, I would say for me the impact of...

Its not the only beast where the process is presented as stupidly simple, though D&D is certainly a poster child for it in most cases.

I'm curious...because this form of RPGing is so alien to me...if it would have the same appeal in a solo game. In other words, does the...

Yes, really. And largely for the exact reason you site… it’s used as an example because everyone’s familiar with it rather than because...

Because most of the time, I don’t feel the events of play the way my character does. Certainly not to the extent or depth that they do...

Sure. I mean… a lot of the conflict in this discussion seems to come from trying to do this in D&D… which is ill-suited for it and isn’t...

I totally agree that happens. (Although I agree with @hawkeyefan that just because a game places limits on agency, it doesn't mean the...

I don’t believe that’s exactly correct… though it is possible I’ve missed some posts. Mostly, I think people advocating for any kind...

You’re mixing things up again. No one uses skills for NPCs to influence PCs as you’re stating. I don’t believe anyone has advocated for...

my big issue with your complaints is that you seem to view agency as such a binary thing, that you think if you fail a check that means...

I demand hard-hitting roleplay.

Well, I thought we were talking about such checks dictating how PCs behave… the major thrust of your argument is about how you know and...

We should probably make sure the rules prevent it from ever happening, just to be safe.