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I have been asking multiple posters this question for some pages now, but without any clear answer other than that they do not rely on...

Absolutely yes. Because none of that was an actual example. You absolutely are introducing things into the fiction. WTF do you think...

But, see, that's the point. There is no good for the community here. From my POV, people are being encouraged to do all sorts of...

I dunno. What mechanics are you envisaging? I mean, upthread lots of posters - @Crimson Longinus, @AlViking, @Micah Sweet, @Faolyn, I...

I don't see much of a particular difference between those use cases, no. My question is more of "Did you, as a DM, spend a lot of time...

On "I believe them": multiple posters in this thread have talked about how they find playing (say) Dungeon World or Burning Wheel or...

See, this is where you lose me. How can something be said to support something that doesn't actually do that thing? Not actively...

See, that's where the problem came in. I ONLY said my way was faster and easier. I in no way, shape or form said it was the only or...

So are you now saying that those who don't value playing in highly GM-curated settings are suffering a cognitive deficiency?

Huh? Among friends, being nice is a perfectly good reason all on its own. And friends have no real reason to indulge one another in...

See, that's why I mentioned the alternative. Me? I'd play 6 months of something like Ironsworn (maybe modify it a bit to make it more...

There is a slight irony here. (I think you typed "4" for '3".)

One other point regarding the recent discussion of settings. One of my pet peeves is "original settings" that are nothing more than a...

I'm talking about all of it. But even if we limit it to just play, I still have a hard time believing that players make more decisions...

Well, it's true. I can't really argue against that. If you enjoy walking a thousand miles, a car is certainly not a faster way to...