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Then you don't want a simulation game. Which is fine. I get that. Lots of people don't like sim games. But, since you're claiming...
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That's not what the narrative said though. The character fell because the rock crumbled. It's not "flair", it's the direct cause...
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So just to be clear: you map out all the ledges and protuberances, and whether or not they will bear a PC's weight, and ask the player...
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Then give me a definition of simulation that explains how a simulation is a simulation while at the same not not providing any...
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Wow. Can't say anyone I've known who leans into the sim end of games would probably be going for D&D as their game of choice...
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If you are comparing two fixed values - passive WIS (Perception) and passive DEX (Stealth) - then obviously no roll is being made. My...
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So am I. I think trying to use aspirations for an experience to describe particular techniques and processes is not that helpful.
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Yes. The player affected the content of the fiction. That's what happens in a RPG. For a start, it's not GM-driven!
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But, again, that's my point. The DM narrating that has nothing to do with the system. That's the DM ADDING verisimilitude. The DM...
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That level of detail? How about ANY level of detail? A simulation, in order to actually be a simulation, MUST inform the user...
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Because that's the BASIC DEFINITION of simulation. If the game rules do not tell you why something happens, then they are not...
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So adding colour is fine, but adding a cook as a consequence is out of bounds? As I said, I don't see the ostensible contrast.
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One way the good climber will discover the crumbling rock is by testing it, and discovering that it crumbles. Does the GM then narrate...
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It is different, but when decided after the presence of the cook is up to the GM. The complication is up to the GM. It might take a lot...
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This argument was not widely accepted during the 4e era. It's slightly odd to see it being trotted out this late in the day.
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