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I don't know what you are getting at by distinguishing "is an example of" from "is a part of". Suppose that I am producing a...

The poster to whom I replied said that there is no in-world cause and effect between failing an attempt at picking a lock, and startling...

Hamlet enters the chat Odysseus enters the chat nearly every character in a drama enters the chat

I think this is an over-generalisation. Romeo and Juliet. Les Miserables. The Great Gatsby. Howard's End. Just to name a few works that...

I think you're confusing cause and effect. In a game, like classic D&D (eg the original game, Gygax's AD&D, Moldvay/Cook/Marsh B/X)...

I just note how you don't distinguish the interests of the player and the character here. Sure, it's probably advantageous from the...

There's no principle called 'be stupid'. You're reaching. Bringing the conflict to bear on the characters, challenging them, making them...

It’s so interesting to me to see this continued emphasis on “it’s more immersive to look to the authority (GM) for all details not from...

Just calling them the same thing does not make them the same thing. The actual impact of the agenda and principle outlined is night and...

Because it's not about the player - it's about the character, independently of who is playing them. I am fan of the characters in the...

"Fail forward" is a fairly well-known technique. It is part of an approach to play that emphasises (to use a metaphor) the "momentum" of...

In make the characters' lives not boring the important bit is the characters' lives bit is crucial. It's about centering character and...

Have you read the Apoclaypse World rulebook? Do you know how that game handles PC build, setting creation, GM prep (notice how I've...

Because when they came up with the idea they picked a phrase that made sense to them and weren’t worried about pedants discussing it...

If this is how you would do it, then sure... go ahead. It seems nonsensical to me, so I'd handle it how I've already described many...