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I do wonder if there is a model of RPG play in there somewhere, where we remove direct player to PC control, in favor of a more...

I'm not describing "negotiation" in the game, I'm describing the core gameplay loop of negotiating with the GM; player proposes an...

It won't because negotiation games are cheaper and easier to make. You don't have to design as many elements and can hide behind table...

I'd love to see RPGs in general and D&D in particular turn away from negotiation as the basic interaction mechanic, but we haven't had a...

Absolutely. Which is why whenever the argument occurs here on these boards about how high-level Fighter abilities should be fluffed...

Yeah, but that's not the "Wizard fans" who are doing this... it's the two sides of Fighter fans arguing amongst themselves. "Wizard...

That doesn’t change the fact that casters have access to the ability to simply make things happen and martials don't. Again...

To be fair, no one is really trying. I think it's still very possible to back engineer a set of design principles that make characters...

Why would people complain when they're winning? Besides, "wizard fan" isn't really a nuanced take. People who prefer caster supremacy...

I mean the real problem has always been that a bunch of magic is relegated to plot enabler/deus ex machina in fantasy literature, and...

They were scattered throughout several books, notably the "Races of X" line, and allowed you to swap class features at a given level for...

Yes! There were some interesting areas that had heavy splits, usually around randomness. There is definitely a segment of TTRPGers who...

I have to note that with many groups the game is first however. This is sometimes even true with groups composed of closer friends, who...

I mean, I'm firmly in camp "we wrote 300 page books about it, you can read them." But also, that's honestly fine, as long there are...

I think this is on point. It does not matter whether the proposed setting truths resemble reality, and it's a mistake to look for more...