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It illustrates that your objections aren't based on the way these rules systems actually work. They're internal, not imposed by the...

My sense is that this sort of thing would be reasonably uncommon in 5e D&D play. Whether or not it breaks any rules is something for...

I've been wondering if one can arrive at the same result using D&D mechanics. Here is some relevant text 1. The Dungeon Master...

I don't think this is a very accurate description of how resolution in 4e D&D works. And I don't think it's accurate for combat in any...

Because it's a dungeon. With Strange Runes on a wall. And the player, as their PC, is conjecturing their meaning. All of that suggests...

Lots of players like railroads. Lots of Gms like running them. Lots of those same people pretend that's not what's happening, by calling...

Why is there no evidence? I mean, do you assume that your 8th level D&D fighter wins bouts against Orcs without moving their feet...

All "not locked in" means here is not yet established as part of the shared fiction. It's obvious that there is something or other that...

Sorry, going to break my answer into two parts because I have two different answers for you @Faolyn. The more personal answer is that I...

So, essentially, simulation is just an illusion? So long as the DM maintains the illusion of simulation, and the players don't question...

But that wasn’t what was said. Location and the like. Not full context, but enough to make an educated guess. But either way… experts...

I know why it matters to you: you're playing a game where a principal goal is for the players to (i) learn what obstacles/challenges has...

In the fiction, what caused the Orc to not dodge the attack? What caused the Orc's footwork to be anticipated by the attacking PC? All...

The Cunning Expert conjecturing what the runes say is abstracted. It isn't disconnected from the in-universe fiction - namely, that this...

What's more interesting to me is the hoops that people will jump through to try and argue that a player affecting the direction of the...