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As an aside for what it's worth I personally do not have an issue with setting group standards for roleplaying choices, and I actually...

It's not up to you to accept the way other people and designers choose to design/play. You can handle your table however you want to...

Totally agree. Explaining the unexpected low or highs is actually part of the memorable narrative that develops. As DM I'm first to...

But what does “ignoring it other than on die rolls” even mean? How do you quantify it in a way that’s satisfactory? How different is...

The idea behind the system is If you are not proficient with a skill and you roll exceptionally well, perhaps beating another who is...

Well...I would not want to play with a table or a player that is not open to new ideas, is GM antagonistic, immature or selfish. In the...

Who said I refuse to let it influence behavior? I mean, penalties on rolls certainly influence behavior. And that’s before we even...

How you play your character. Not how the DM thinks you should play your character.

Gosh the username escapes me now, but there is a prolific poster on Enworld who plays 5e and PbtA games and mentioned that if a...

I'm not a very big fan of this. It's like the GM playing the game with themself.

Honestly, this feels like they shouldn't call different editions of D&D "D&D" because the game changed argument again, just under a...

The problem here is "matter" does a lot of work. I personally don't think "matter" should be "other players have the right to police...

It's not about what's allowed and what is not allowed. For some groups and players, it would be acceptable, others would set boundaries...

Before I would resort to railroading, I’d just prompt them to make a decision. I’d summarize the options they’re considering and then...

To me that sounds like a bad game. Instead of the GM railroading, why not have a better way of getting the game off the ground? It's...