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I've tried to avoid it, but I'll cop to having been guilty to at least some of that. I want nothing to do with the ongoing "encounter"...

You should read Arbiter of Worlds (or if you haven't check out @SableWyvern's ACKS thread link). I am not saying it will change your...

I, and as far as I can tell, everyone else has stated that they take into consideration what will be interesting along with everything...

The problem with it is it glosses over the role of judgment. The GM isn’t just directing feelings. The GM is examining the situation and...

I have been kind of doing double duty defending generic living world sandboxes (which usually favor heavy realism and naturalism) and...

There is nothing in the post you were quoting that said "interesting" does not or cannot come into play. @Bedrockgames talks about using...

I'm genuinely not sure what point you are trying to make. As best I can tell, everyone you're arguing with has already agreed that...

You have presented only two options: Do something fun but possibly implausible. Spend hours of real time simulating nothing happening...

History time! This was atempted more than 100 years ago. The concept of kriegspeil as a professional military tool was quite the rage...

I'm really not sure what any of this means. If you're talking about articulating social norms as clear, formal and detailed rules...

Yes, I opened with that because I think it's important to establish that you're not technically wrong about those things. I think the...

One of the principles is to ensure the players can chart their own path and not to railroad or force them down a particular route. Your...

@EzekielRaiden, if you want to see what I do, here's the best example I have...

Edit: Sorry, ignore my initial response, I misread you.

Yes, I agree they are not the same thing. This goes some way to explaining why I said that I view them similarly, rather than saying...