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I don't think this is right at all. What @Hussar is expressing is a classic "mechanical simulationist" viewpoint. From...

That's not what the narrative said though. The character fell because the rock crumbled. It's not "flair", it's the direct cause...

No. My issue is that (i) it's utterly routine for the GM to make a decision to narrate/introduce some bit of fiction prompted by some...

Then give me a definition of simulation that explains how a simulation is a simulation while at the same not not providing any...

That's not quite right. There's no problem in the DM adding in the narration. That's perfectly fine and totally understandable in the...

But, again, that's my point. The DM narrating that has nothing to do with the system. That's the DM ADDING verisimilitude. The DM...

That level of detail? How about ANY level of detail? A simulation, in order to actually be a simulation, MUST inform the user...

Heh. Just to inject a little levity into the conversation:

Because that's the BASIC DEFINITION of simulation. If the game rules do not tell you why something happens, then they are not...

And that is perfectly fine. Hell, I totally agree.

Take something like Warhammer Fantasy. It's a pretty deeply trad game. At least earlier editions of it are. I'm unfamiliar with later...

Yup. The lockpicking example. In the random encounter, it doesn't matter what the PC's do, where they are or any actions they are...

You're not quite getting my point. It's not that it has to simulate reality. It's that a simulation has to simulate something...

You're missing the point of simulation. At it's base, a simulation, in order to actually BE a simulation, must tell the person...