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Right. In my V:TM sandbox, I insist that players come up with goals and ambitions for their characters and expect them to pursue them...

I don't think it's all that important a distinction, but for me it's about who determines the premises we're exploring through play...

Yeah, this is something I've done for knowledge checks and the like, myself.

Agreed. I would say the higher = better sentiment tends to be intuitive, with notable exceptions like ranking or balancing. I've played...

I think the pushback on roll-under has multiple factors. We generally think that higher numbers are better. Obviously they aren't if...

I'll just note there isn't a direct correspondence between the kind of game I like to play and like to run, however. There's some...

I want to play a game where the rules of the game are there to implement a fictional world not to dictate how it works. If a...

Was the codeword "Mellon" by chance?

I know some people were complaining about being stuck with a secret door in Rime if the Frostmaiden. They were really stuck behind...

This entire thread is going round and round in circles faster than a windmill in a hurricane, and it’s all down to people’s imagining...

It is however very easy to interpret things as "attacks" on things when many people in this thread use absolute statements like "That...

Well, quite. That should probably tell you something. Even @Hussar, who doesn't align with those self-identified simulationists, defines...

I do agree with this sentiment. I have no strong opinions on its value, but fail forward is just a technique and it can be misused or...

I think the real issue here is: people's brains work differently (but people assume that everyone else's brain works the same as theirs...

I know @hawkeyefan touched on this, but I don't see why it couldn't just be noted as part of the character and the GM factors it into...