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Go back and re-read TwoSix post. And mine for that matter. As well you are making a non-valid dichotomy between situation and plot...

I expect you’re likely assuming the worst to bolster your argument. I mean… what we’re talking about is a pretty essential human ability...

No it doesn’t. The situations I described above are about stakes versus no stakes, not diegetic vs non-diegetic mechanics. Centering a...

I feel like @TwoSix really captured what I know my players would have also said. Word for word, this is perfect ^ 1) Compared to...

Any time a scene is framed as "your characters are trapped", players are going to be somewhat unhappy. We instinctually want to escape...

The GM narrates the outcome of the roll. He says what happens, and then adds “I’m adding two ticks to the X clock” to represent that...

Micah, I am 100% sure you are aware that you would hate playing a game like Blades.

I like it when a game book helps me find what I am looking for. (at least, that helps me answer the OP question) So if the game as...

Logically, I understand why folks would do something like this, and I can't tell them to stop or say its bad for them. What works...

This may end up getting them the 'adult time' talk if the group felt it was ruining play, other times it may be just fine...kinda...

In the defense of lots of people, Blades and/or PbtA can be a real issue to grok when you come from different kinds of games without a...

Agreed! I agree, those readings were odd for sure. And I suppose my idea was less for 'use the odd reading' and instead a way of...

Yes and no. The fact that the core of the game is framing and fictional positioning isn't really up for grabs. To what extent a given...

Is there some aspect we could append to what you post here along the lines of "and if this interpretation is not working, it's ok to...

Seems to me then that negative karma is not needed then? Used so little... I would never reward players for this. But then again, I...