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The answer to the first question depends greatly on what the specific PCs can bring to bear on the situation. What they in fact did...

It can be nice to take the temperature of the forum in that regard, but it also means you have to recognize that the proper response...

See, my thought is that if you don't like it, and you aren't under some obligation to analyze it, what's the benefit to doing so?

Which is fine in and of itself but doesn't address the concern that the cook was created due to a failure on an unrelated check.

To be honest, I'm just taking other people's word for it that Australia is real. :)

I know you're trying to answer but the the thing is that saying "...look back at the setup move(s) you made. What was threatened? What...

So you can tell us we did it wrong the moment what we do deviates from what you do? This isn't just idle speculation, it's happened...

First of all, the players, if they want to know how I arrive at my decisions and don't trust that I'm doing it fairly, they can ask and...

Beyond the very flowery language, what is the key difference between your example and the exchange you replied to? I do not see any...

Numerous people die every day of accidental causes. That doesn't seem comedic to me. It speaks to the plain tragedy of mortal existence...

It's not just that the stakes have been set, but more so that the lockpicking attempt has nothing to do with the cook. Being discretely...

100% still engaging with the game and story, only in a way you personally don't approve of.

Exactly. One (later, two) survivors instead of zero. Works every time for me.

No, not at all. The PCs can interact with anyone. If it's something the GM hasn't fleshed out explicitly, ideally there are random...

Something related to this that I occasionally think about is whether games ought to strive to tell the sorts of stories we've grown used...