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The game world isn't being changed. The crumbly rocks were there beforehand and are there afterward, as evidenced by the DC of the...
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The rock is pre-established and is there whether they climb or not.
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First, they aren't probably moving about. Very few people are constantly roaming around the house at every minute of the day. They are...
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I'm looking for a game world that feels real, like my character is in a fantasy novel or movie. The game can do that, simulate that...
Jun 25, 2025
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I don't think "simulationism" is the best term for what people are looking for in fixed world play. People didn't like...
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Yet maybe she would: "Despite the crumbly rock and unsure footing, you make it to the top....". This narration efficiently does two...
Jun 25, 2025
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Well, it is being changed...but I'll accept your terminology because nothing hinges on it, imo. I don't like play that authors key...
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Heh. Just to inject a little levity into the conversation:
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You want me to explain my feelings? If I don't feel the setting has a sense of independence from me the player, such that my ability to...
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Only if the end results are all that matters to you. Is that how it is?
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Absolutely not. "There is an iceberg ahead" is only a complication if the person at the helm doesn't know how to pilot their ship. The...
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Let's think through how the environment relates to DCs, yeah? When the GM sets a DC, that sets certain information about the...
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In theory you could have a module where you need the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch to defeat the Monster of Caerrbanog with it's sharp...
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Yes - but it is a fully valid mode of trad play as well to work together to make a good story. The difference lie in how this...
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and you've been told just as many times that others feel very different, that the end results are not the same, and how people feel...
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