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I think the simulationist impulse is to NOT have the GM make a decision because they think it will be a more interesting challenge or...

I don't think about simulationism in TTRPG as really about "modeling". To me, it's more about introducing procedures into play that...

To me, simulation is (mostly) creation/use of a systematically-driven model of something. The thing being simulated may not have much...

To me simulation is simply an attempt, however badly, to simulate something in real life. So in D&D when falling does 1d6 per 10 feet...

If a game or, more specifically, a rule or element within the game is simulative I take it to mean that it gives a significant nod...

Recovering from a long and fun convention. Still alive.

And what's this? It's paramount with the chair https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/paramount-skydance-hostile-bid-wbd-netflix.html

How things can sneak up on you.... When the cat gets chemo, the expected pattern is that she'll be pretty okay that day, her appetite...

Would that be a double Whammy?

I'm out. The girlfriend wanted to go out yesterday, hit a few stores, and get lunch. I knew chances were slim but when I got into the...

As a UK citizen I always know Christmas is on the way when I watch my first Blizzardy Bills match of the season.

Grr. I'm out. Pandora slipped it into the "Traditional Christmas" playlist. Not cool.

Better Netflix gets their hands on it than the Ellisons but enough with these huge mergers already.

It's been made perfectly clear by members of this site I have bad taste in movies. I just finished watching the movie. I liked it. Since...

If you have an immersion lasting 3 hours or more please consult a doctor immediately.