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I just thought it was a funny story that portrayed Narrativist GMs as being as tyrannical as some posters seem to think...

This is not a correct criticism of my position. I don't mind that the DM is making things up. I mind if they do so in a manner which...

::sigh:: Missing the point. I'm not looking for a reason for the cook to be there or not. I'm saying that when I DM I limit the...

Of course it's all preference and what kind of game you're running. I don't care for narrative games and prefer a more simulationist...

I mean that's essentially what the complaint boils down to. The cook isn't pregenerated and that lack of pregeneration impacts play in...

I find it far better to roll the wandering monsters in advance, because if there is one then I can figure out how best to fit that...

Yes. I'm looking at the moment of the picking of the lock and opening the door to the kitchen. In that moment in one method the cook...

As you say, radiation works that way, and I would value that setting logic more than the "thrill" to which you refer. In response to...

I do think the when of that determination matters a great deal, to me at least. I don't like to generate stuff like that in the moment...

I think this depends on the table/DM outlook on the situation. From my standpoint, the only assumed thing there is number 1. Opening...

It's not the same because the cooks location does not depend on the players lockpicking skill.

The issue that I have is that the story moves forward in some way that is interesting to the GM, the group has no say in how things move...

I was struggling to follow your reasoning on why quantum and why not earlier but this makes more sense. It's that you are viewing the...

It's only "quantum" if you move the goalposts and include the DM. The context of this discussion is the PCs entering the kitchen and...

In my experience, it almost never plays out that way. More likely it will go something like... (In war council with the Duke) Duke...