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I think the sort of thing you describe - whether generated via the Oracle or via the GM's imagination - is one of the things that...

So, if I'm understanding this right, then the d20 roll in a skill test in 5e D&D ONLY represents skill. Correct? It represents NOTHING...

You are adding the word "complete" here to create an argument I am not making. The system alone produce ANY information that then...

Ahh, we're back to everything is simulation. I mean if asking the DM, outside of the game, a series of questions to create content for...

Agreed. So what does the die roll represent? It cannot represent skill or ability because those are already represented. Rules of the...

You keep cutting stuff off. Because you're ignoring the biggest part of that check. The die roll. After all, I can overcome the DC...

Let me try this from a different direction. In Ironsworn (sorry to bring this up again, but, it fits my example well and ... well... I...

Sigh. You have a+4 climb check and a DC 15 climb. You roll a 10 and fail the climb. You do not fall, because you didn't fail by 5...

How so? In earlier D&D, if you failed a skill check, it's because you were not skilled enough to succeed. Full stop. That's why...

No. It simply makes the simulation more plausible for you. Me too actually. But, it doesn't make it more simulationist since the...

Correct. I have a second, DM-side version of the map with lots more info on it. This is one of those "fill in a blank spot on the map"...

But, you don't modify the difficulty or the roll in GURPS. Not typically. There might be extreme examples where you do it, but, the...

Schroedinger's treasure! Sorensen addresses this, in part at least, in principle 3: If the GM is also author, designer, and creator of...

WAHOO!!! Someone actually gets it. Now, tiny step here. How is a system that provides ZERO information about the causal process diegetic?

Yes, as the causal process needs to be diegetic as well.