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I took it as a metaphor for whatever "not fun" thing could happen in a campaign. For example, Total Party Kills.

I apologize for the confusion, I muddled the explanation in my earlier reply and made it seem like the magic hat example had been...

The flaw in your argument is that it incorrectly attributes the issue to the “loose hand” itself, when the real problem is a breakdown...

Oh I think our styles are fundamentally different, I was just pointing to some similarities. I'll dig in a bit deeper with a somewhat...

What you're forgetting in your equation is that the players know there’s a 50% chance they’re getting a bag of poo if they attempt...

Outside of combat, it is most certainly is. It is not quite as freeform as OD&D, but fairly close. And like I said in the review too...

It’s important to recognize that this is a two-way street. What you’re describing highlights real problems that can originate with a...

I appreciate the relationship example and that you want to talk about character, I not sure how it addresses any of the questions I...

I appreciated @robertsconley walking through way he evaluated the decision space around the noblewomen reacting to possibilities...

100 times this. I used to play the Sierra games in the 80s before I found D&D. I loved Police Quest, Kings Quest, Space Quest...

Only people can pretend to be people and have it be any good.

That can work. I am flexible in that regard.

I might have to pick this book up!

All I can say is that if you believe in standing by your commitment to a principle, the last thing you want to hear at the table is...

There are a lot of ways to approach how people (and factions) will react. The top 3? I'd probably say the broad categories with a...