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I don't believe games should be designed for people who do not want to engage with them, nor have I desire to play with such people, so...

my big issue with your complaints is that you seem to view agency as such a binary thing, that you think if you fail a check that means...

I demand hard-hitting roleplay.

The thing I hate about 5e is where the GM has to physically punch you every session.

You know what’s terrible? When D&D combat… with all its options and different class roles and abilities… is resolved with a coin flip...

imagine how quick you'd be if you used your hands!

There's been a lot of that in this thread - making up terrible (hypothetical) systems, then showing with great fanfare that they're...

Speaking for myself at least, this has nothing to do with why I play RPGs that include social resolution systems.

I find that this need for control over the PC correlates to the player’s ability (or lack thereof) to influence the game in ways “beyond...

Other Worlds is a game with player-created freeform traits, such as 'Natural Leader' or 'Expert Swordsman'. There isn't a combat...

I published it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/97631/other-worlds

I think this is another version of what I was just saying: it is possible to have the outcome of the social interaction modify the game...

I agree with you. I came up with a solution that works for me for this when designing my game Other Worlds. In that game, social...

If I already know what my character would do in a situation before it comes up, than why did the GM run the scene? To me, there's few...

Why is there a whole field of "sports psychology"? EDIT: "Human gullibility" might be a valid answer.