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Given that "the world" in this context is authored by the GM, I read this as a description of GM-driven play.

I'm not 100% sure if you're identifying "Are you SURE you want to do that?" as a manifestation of GM-driven play. I think it is, and so...

Sure… but then that’s not because of the single point of failure issue we’re talking about. Yes, that’s one way to handle it. As I...

It's not about getting the terms correct. It's about accurately representing how we do the damn thing. You not liking the way a...

It may be the admiration, rather than the person, that is secret. Or, as in The Scarlet Citadel, the unexpected visitor may come to...

Yeah, I was just pointing out that “that’s not the way the real world works” is true of every RPG. Because often in these...

I don't know what you mean by "story driven play". I mean, you're the guy who says that you want fiction over rules; yet you seem to be...

Your post shifts between talking about imaginary causation in the fiction, and the exercise of authorial power in the real world. The...

Heh. I did play Everquest for a very short while many, many years ago. But, I do recall dying a HELL of a lot, even in the "easy"...

Except that you're the DM. Contriving any sort of connection as to why the NPC knows something is ludicrously easy. And, you can...

That's a design choice. In Prince Valiant, for instance, a character receives bonus dice to their action if they are particularly...

Not really. "If you do it, you do it" is a rule about when the dice are rolled. It contrasts with the rule in Vincent Baker's...

"Fail forward" or "no whiffing" is something that, as far as I know, was first talked about by Ron Edwards and Luke Crane. I've already...

What rule stops a secret admirer knowing the PC is imprisoned? Especially in a world of gods and magic.

They're not 1-page, but Wuthering Heights and In A Wicked Age are pretty slim, and in my experience are fun to play. I'm not sure if the...