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No. I don't. You can't make me use someone else's methods. I'm not sure why you are even trying. I don't retroactively create valleys...

it's not more realistic if complications happen less when competent people are performing the task, the world doesn't care who is...

If the dice come up "encounter" then there's an encounter; the party's stealth then has a lot to say about the course that encounter...

I guess noone would mind the player rolling the wandering monster with their hands. The problem come when the player for some reason is...

Now I'm hungry for a GAP THAC0! 🌮

That is exactly how I feel. I really don't care for the entire concept of metacurrency. By definition it takes things that are out of...

There could be times when the cook (or other adversary) is not random, the GM has already made that decision. I would also put things...

I think for trad it's often more like: --- player succeeds a lock picking check --- DM checkes notes for the kitchen and its occupants...

I'm not even a big fan of heroic inspiration. :) I understand it as a game mechanic and I see why they do it but meta currency always...

Yes, I am pretty sure that is the case. The independence of the world is in conflict with the wish to have a good story strongly focused...

Far more fun would be a tarrasque made of ice cream. I mean, if you're gonna go gonzo, why stop at half-measure? :)

Yay! We are getting somewhere! You see the distinction. And of course it is pointless to make for you as you are not interested in...

I am replying this far back, as your back and forth with @Maxperson is a dead end. You are right about that the roll determines the...

Of course it does, and in those instances you do the best you can and hope it's enough. But when you can see something coming a mile...

The PCs' location is set by the players. The NPCs' location is set by the GM's notes. If they happen to intersect somewhere then...