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When it comes to game theory and definitions, there is no authority there are only opinions. Some opinions and preferences are more...
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Yes! You are saying you’d rather spend time on the herb gathering on the off-chance that something interesting happens. I’m saying I’d...
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Say an L contains haggling, which leads to proposing a wager, which leads to a debt, which leads to a highlight scene. That's a chain of...
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I was reflecting on the proposition that the two sequences of play (where L is lowlight and H is highlight) LLLHLLHLLLH HHH would...
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There's that 100% realism strawman! Haven't seen him in a while. Consideration does not equal action.
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In the games you play, they do. In the games I play they (by and large) do not. Both games are fine choices, but they are quite...
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This is well stated and true, to some extent. But I think there is a difference between the GM saying the bar has a barmaid because they...
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The issue isn’t with forward-facing causality it’s with the idea of a simultaneous 6 seconds being able to be handled sequentially.
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Are you saying the quantum cook wouldn't happen? It's right there in the example.
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You could fail to climb it. You could conceivably injure yourself (I've certainly done that trying to climb a wall). It is inherently an...
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If you work at it any game can be an RPG. Though I do get some odd looks when I use funny voices in Monopoly.
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They aren't. Everything is happening simultaneously, but in cases where the order matters A precedes B. I don't think it is perfect...
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Indeed. Interesting, and also very sad: the rules are actively encouraging the players to metagame.
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I use this too.
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Turn-based combat without allowance for tied initiatives is the problem here. Our initiative system allows for simultaneous actions and...
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