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For the sake of argument, why can't it be both? Someone who was an abolitionist was called that because of something they pursued. An...

Which mostly just serves to prove you're more flexible than some. I've known some very gamist players, who will take any situation and...

Sometimes "not thinking deeply" is the way to go, though, because "just do it" gives better results. Many times this holds true in...

Although in this respect one can argue narrative and sandbox games are the same, as ideally once play gets going in a sandbox game the...

Thank you, sir. I know we often end up on opposite sides of these various discussions, so I do appreciate the support.

But the fiction isn't. To wit: --- I stepped off (or was knocked off) of a flying object or platform and fell --- I got panicked into...

Most often IME it's not even the GM doing the separating: the players/PCs do it to themselves either by accident (e.g. a wild magic...

More to the point, perhaps: if doing some out-of-game deep introspection merely reinforced that I like what I do and how I do it, what...

No, I understand. Why would I need to do a deep delve into how I play in order to be able to have valid opinions about what I like and...

We have some in long term groups (close friends) who love to play but are simply not as rules savvy, forum savvy or DIY savvy. They...

The bold portion is simply untrue. If the DM places it in the world, it exists in the game world at that moment, not when the PCs first...

I think you may have misinterpreted what @TwoSix was saying. The point being made wasn't about in-game play involving deep...

Though I was playing and DMing at the time, I don't remember now whether the DL module series all came out in one go or were released...

So because I don't play a dozen different games I can't have a valid opinion. Even if I've read up on, read through countless posts...

So the opinion of someone is worthless if they have not played a wide enough variety of games? Please tell me I'm mistaken because I...