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First, you work out what the rules of the game are for permissible action declarations. Because at this stage, it appears that there is...

I'm not really following this ruby discussion. But to me it seems to be asking how would you resolve an arbitrary action declaration...

Here are two different d6 rolls that happen in AD&D: *The roll to open a stuck dungeon door. *The roll to determine whether or not a...

100% this. I mean, I've actually missed phone calls because I was fumbling for my keys (or, in more contemporary times, because I'm...

Yes, well it was a quick example that I thought folks could separate from gameplay and would then easily demonstrate the connections...

You're missing my point. I'm not assigning moral culpability? responsibility? for the death, but thinking about the upshot of failing...

This was the big takeaway I had when I read about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in college.

But this is ridiculous, and is why @hawkeyefan feels he's taken crazy pills. It's obvious that a failure to open the door may be the...

I asked the same question because many people have avoided giving a straight answer, or, as in your case, somehow misinterpreted the...

But you didn't get home five minutes later. You got home now. By failing to open the door, you missed the call. The phone itself is not...

No it doesn't. It also means no one inside is able to get out through the door. I feel like I've taken crazy pills! Yes, and I'm...

Yes, it is possible for different causes to produce similar effects. But if the cause of missing the phone call is that you couldn't...

Non-linearity in respect of consequences, like you describe in your last sentence, is pretty straightforward. It's bringing onto the...

I guess that's one possibility . . .

I never claimed it started the fire. I don't even know how you would have drawn that conclusion. It's amazing to me how you guys are...