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Agreed, but I think the topic deserves examination for its merits within good faith as well as its common bad faith pitfalls. I dont...

Based on what was discussed in the previous thread.... I am apparently a diehard new-school fan (4e, 13A, and DW are among my favorite...

I hate to say it, but I think the OP poisoned the well by assuming "GM-may-I" is a part of skill play in the title. It can be, and is a...

I started a new thread about "player skill" FYI.

Tolkien, really. Humans had it rough(er) and elves and dwarves could do cool things. The game wasnt entirely top to bottom skill play...

Its interesting becasue this kind of ability is something that rankles a skill play GM. They complain about abilities, skills, and magic...

I think I'd like to hear something a little more substantive before I spend that kind of time or give a YouTuber more views. What else...

There is a different sense of accomplishment when the player solves the riddle, discovers the secret door or negotiates a tricky social...

Ohhhh great pancake block! Wirfs is a freak though!

Dont got an hour sorry.

What do YOU think about it, @Quartz?

I think error is worrying about the particulars. I use it in a general sense. I do not believe every old schooler or even every OSR game...

I think the "player skill" argument is used too often as too simplistic an explanation for how OSR and Modern D&D differ. First of all...

I find this notion of OS players needing to be creative and clever while modern players just spam widgets to be a bunch of grognards...

Not minigiant but someone who finds "skill play" a helpful indicator of the type of game being played. Particularly one of old school...