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Now come on. A dragon is clearly one of those supernatural exceptions, so claiming that realism only matters if all supernatural...

Simulation is a term for techniques in a Ttrpg which generate fictional content with limited consideration for gameplay or narrative...

If the katana isn't doing at least 2d20 damage, they're both wrong. :)

If it is about a katana, they likely both are.

Gygax said in the 1e DMG that so long as it doesn't make the game unfun, the highest levels of simulation should be strived for.

Who's wrong in this sentence: Steve or the person talking to him? I can't tell.

Well my personal definition of simulation is pretty much is the "simulationist" corner of the Threefold, as worked out in...

I disagree; GM decisions based on in-world phenomena and likely cause / effect count as simulation in my book. YMMV :)

I think that is key. In my opinion of immersion, the player is looking at things from a first person perspective.

I would argue that you are assuming "chasing story" is the primary goal of play. This is not true for everyone, no matter how much folks...

I’m not @Micah Sweet but I can give a solid example of the point. Consider a character who is an alcoholic. This is probably a strong...

No. They just mean that they'd prefer you not fill up the thread with an argument about how simulation is a dysfunctional play style...

I rarely have them, because good ones take many ingredients and are something of a pain to make for what is essentially an appetizer...

The current Star Wars RPG has information about hyperspace routes and navigation, and the Voidrunner's Codex for Level Up has some good...

Diaspora (FATE-based Hardish Sci-Fi) divides space into clusters with set nodes linking clusters. Pcs use required skills to navigate...