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For me the mechanics should change. The fluff is what is already put out as known, so the mechanics matching the fluff is the least...

I will perhaps get to some other comments tomorrow. But I've got time for just one or two. I want to look at the lottery comparison...

There's a difference between these two things. One could argue that the dice decide whether Coriander or the Orc ends up dead. The...

Except that it's not. No it doesn't. Control over everything else doesn't force specific timing. It just doesn't. Your math works...

Which leads directly to the perennial question: when they don't match, which one takes precedence and which one has to change such that...

That's a perfect example of rolling for degree of success, where success is already guaranteed.

Somebody has to decide, though, right? So if Jocasta (Jane) tries to read the runes hoping they'll show a way out of here, and fails...

For me the purpose of play, ideally, is to explore and interact with an imaginary world through the lens of my PC, using only the...

So, you can try whatever you want, but sometimes events beyond your control complicated things? That's life (even fantasy life in my...

1. The runes were undefined. 2. The player decided what they wanted the runes to be. 3. The player rolled and received a positive...

Let me get this straight: if in my game the active PCs are not the most special, unique, and important beings in the setting, my play is...

It might be better to pick a different one. There are clearly two different conceptions of agency...and both sides think their method...

I want the setting to be the focus, with the players exploring it, including NPC interaction, through their PCs. How many times have I...

I think FFG's Star Wars/Genesys demonstrates that the full suite of tiered success can work in a trad(leaning) system if it's built with...

That's fair. They're not something I ever want to see in my games, in any case. :)