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Your wandering monsters magically teleport to whatever location the party happens to be at the arbitrarily determined time span. The...

The tall grass ambush is a perfect example. The question that needs to be asked is, "Why is the grass tall?" After all, it wasn't...

Just like there might be a cook in the room?

High grass would be unusual in a dungeon, I think.

The earliest version of a Circles-type mechanic I know of is the Streetwise skill in Traveller (1977). Like Circles, it includes a...

A player could declare for their character (we'll assume this is in line with their BITs), "Jonno's a fisherman, and we need a boat out...

Right. Here's an example, from actual play, of success at Circles, and another of failure: The successful tests meant that Thurgon had...

Yes, intent has to be honored. Even if you meet the Ob, you'll get a new contact, but you won't get any special bonuses to Circle them...

No. They have the ability to hope to meet a person. Whether that hope is realised is determined by a dice roll.

Ah, that does make sense for BW. @Micah Sweet, never mind me.

Yes, you will meet the person your were hoping to meet. Whether they're a new contact will depend on the details of the declared action...

I don't agree that this is beyond the abilities of the PC. The PC has the ability to know people, look out for people, recognise people etc.

Speaking for myself, I find the label "narrative games" extremely unhelpful as a tool for trying to understand how any sort of RPGing...

Repeatedly in this thread, posters keep asking me about examples of play I have posted from Burning Wheel. So I reply. Presumably if...

Well, I recall earlier in the thread where I described sandbox play as being GM focused. And that opinion was met with resistance. Not...