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@mamba, I've quoted a series of your posts. And am trying to work out what your position is. At some points, you seemed to be talking...

sure, the point was more that the danger is by default artificial doesn’t matter, I could have written no one ever makes it to level 5...

I didn’t mean to say that there is zero fiat, only that there is less room for it

yeah, but usually a welcome one. No one is really expecting anything negative from going to a haunted house ride either, and they are...

I guess that is my point, AW is more prescriptive (a rule for resolving any declared action), D&D leaves more up to DM fiat

yeah, that is where the 'giant' part comes in ;) I agree the analogy has it limits, but the available 'moves' and their resolution to me...

Broadly speaking? Terrible. Not that there aren't exceptions, and I admit hit points specifically seem to be more appropriately matched...

I was very excited for the changes initially - I think, for example, that putting save bonuses with the ability scores instead of in a...

It's wondrously simple. It removes the guess work. I'm brainstorming if this might work. Rather than the DM throwing needless...

Haven’t gotten the chance to yet. I’m talking about classic 5e, because that’s what Mearls was talking about in the opening post. I’m...

Right, so if your encounters are easier (and therefore take fewer rounds) you can handle more of them. If your encounters are harder...

I doubt it too, I believe it should

you explained it better below mostly the bolded part (I am aware of the rest, but that is where the analogy does not work as well)

Dude, combat has been hit point based attrition since Chainmail

I mean, that’s subjective, but “I don’t like the way this system is designed to work” is a very different complaint than “this system...