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When you say, "make sure everyone understands the assumptions they're making", I want you to know that IMO that often comes off as...

Which is fine in and of itself but doesn't address the concern that the cook was created due to a failure on an unrelated check.

Just this text is a more concise summary without the extraneous details. Harper's examples were fine and what I meant when I said a toy...

This has nothing particular to do with the game or its rules but with fiction. Essentially Harper's arguing for an equivalent of...

I wouldn't worry about it. Different expectations of play mean that this circle is extremely unlikely to be squared. This part of play...

This I think is why some people don't like fail forward. Your expectations of play are different. I know this seems obvious, but for...

I know you're trying to answer but the the thing is that saying "...look back at the setup move(s) you made. What was threatened? What...

You're the expert. Why the heck would you need to run the game to talk about such a scenario?

Providing a list of reasons the player may do something, doesn't answer a question about the game incentive for doing it. Not all...

So you can tell us we did it wrong the moment what we do deviates from what you do? This isn't just idle speculation, it's happened...

Overall I like this post. Let me try to bring up a few of the things people just aren't getting. 1. I think there is some...

Are you an expert on satellite imaging? Or do you rely on authorities to assure you that Google street view is an accurate representation?

First of all, the players, if they want to know how I arrive at my decisions and don't trust that I'm doing it fairly, they can ask and...

Beyond the very flowery language, what is the key difference between your example and the exchange you replied to? I do not see any...

Numerous people die every day of accidental causes. That doesn't seem comedic to me. It speaks to the plain tragedy of mortal existence...