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See I would read @pemerton post as either there or not there. Which seems different from both there and not there.

This could easily be true. The PC's spot the ambush because the grass wasn't long enough. They succeed on their perception check, so...

What the fudge does this even mean? IN THE FICTION there either is or is not a cook in the kitchen. The GM says "there is a cook in the...

I could be here (and am) or could be elsewhere (but am not), so am both here and not there? That doesn't make sense to me. I also don't...

So it would be more realistic if bad things happened whether competent or incompetent people took the lead? That doesn't make much sense...

Hang on - so you're saying that, for instance, at Gygax's table the GM tracked the location of the loot inside the gelatinous cube in...

Isn’t the wandering monster roll only made once they enter the area? Or once they linger too long or spend time searching an area? But...

Well, I don’t mean in regard to a story. And while yes there are many games that focus on premise and character goals and the like, I...

I'm just saying that D&D is not a very good simulationist game. That's why I GMed Rolemaster for 19 years.

Isn't it? If the roll succeeds, isn't the success in the fiction because the character was skilful?

Sure. But it doesn't make a large difference to whether or not it is "quantum". That doesn't depend upon why the roll is made.

Then you've not listened very hard. I'm referring to various serious 5e players. You'll see it, for instance, in this thread, post 16...

I'm not appealing to authority: I'm describing a fairly well-known RPG rulebook.

It's not true that the cook is "there and not there", any more than it's true that a monster who was authored as the result of a...

The modifier in (say) Burning Wheel or 4e D&D does represent the character's skill. That's why it's called a skill rating or a skill bonus.