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Is it the same hobby? It seems to me at least as conceptually different as Scrabble is to Monopoly.

Like others I do the best I can to be impartial while acknowledging that I will never be perfect. It's not a binary thing but you are...

Well, that makes sense. I disagree with Narrativist thinking on almost every level.

Everyone has a viewpoint. Not everyone says "If you want to accomplish anything, do as I say".

His method for advocating his agenda feels particularly pushy to me, and insulting to those who disagree with him.

Let’s be clear: I wasn’t asking you to use language I approve of. I asked what you would prefer I use to refer to your position, so I...

In D&D, definitely; I suggested it in the post. In Blades, eh? Most likely that would be abstracted into an 'engagement roll', a general...

What I would tell you is that I strive to run my setting as an objective, unbiased creation, and that struggle is worth it to me and my...

In many RPGs, Gimli could have chosen to break with the Fellowship and gone to the Mines himself. He chooses not to do that. In BW, he...

It really isn't. There is definitely a difference between a more impartial GM and a less impartial GM. No one is saying you will achieve...

You think Vincent Baker is so famous it doesn't make sense for someone not to have heard of him?

You can do whatever you want, man. But if you tell me “I’m running my setting as an objective, unbiased creation” I’m not going to...

That's always been my issue with Baker-quotes too. He very clearly has a point of view and an agenda.

Yup. Imagination time with no rules is not IMO a game. More a storytelling exercise at best.

If these mechanics affect your ability to take actions for your PC during play, such that "the rules say you can't do that", I don't see...