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I think the bigger point is that simplifying almost always means you are giving up something. In your hypothetical example of...

So this isn't me disagreeing with you, just adding a different perspective. Some games, and some groups of players, approach RPGs with...

I'm not even suggesting that it's impossible that some element of that D&D inspired genre that wasn't inspired in the first place by D&D...

Specifically, the claim was that the tropes they emulate are those of "D&D-derived fantasy". They can't have been designed to emulate...

Even if that's the case, it's not the existence of mechanics that have been around since the 1970s (eg, classes, levels and hit points...

Yes, when I chose the word recursive, I was thinking of a conversation like this; - D&D mechanics are designed to emulate a genre. -...

I never said there wasn't a genre of heroic D&D-inspired fantasy, I said that it seems problematic to identify the mechanics of D&D as...

For the record, I agree with the sentiment behind @Fenris-77's comment, even if I'd use a different term.

If that fantasy is derived from D&D then calling out the mechanics of D&D as genre mechanics based on those books seems, um, a little...

Recursive is the word I'd use.

This is the reality. Not all the wild scenarios being thrown about in this thread.

Disputes are basically unheard of. Players get filtered. Before session 0 even starts I know what everyone has agreed to and have...

Only if you assume there are constant disputes that can't be resolved amicably. And, if there are constant disputes that can't be...

Yeah, the Pro-GM is allowed to have fun, too, side is advocating for a genuinr back-and-forth, while the "give the player always what he...

I think a huge part of the disconnect is the people talking about their power of veto rarely actually use that power, and never use it...