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I guess we're at an impasse then. I think the only direct consequence of you driving exam is that you didn't get the license. The...

I don't believe it is. You deal with those less direct consequences through other diegetic means. It all still holds up even if you...

As DM I judge the result of an action based on the action that failed and only the action failed. If there are other simultaneous...

I feel like you missed the point of the question. You had said this; To which Lanefan answered this; And you replied; So my...

You didn't go on the date because you didn't choose other options. You could have met at the dance. You could have had someone give you...

They are only connected in the narrative of the game. I don't take into consideration the character's goals as a referee, I only...

If I have the wrong keys to my house and try to unlock the door the only consequence is that I don't open the door. Just like real...

Yes--because I don't think you're right. This example is a case of "you fail and nothing happens". You failed and didn't get the...

I think this is a very good point. I'll wager my new racing pod against, say... the boy and his mother.

I am very curious what example you have in mind here.

So I was just told that nobody tells us their way is better or that we're doing it wrong. But that's exactly what you're doing. We...

So now the issue is that I express an opinion? That I don't want the GM doing things simply to move the game forward? It's because I...

Maybe. Obviously the difference is between most post-apocalyptic media and a D&D supplement is agency. In a film or book or whatever...

I don't know that you can make that conclusion. Post apocalyptic media is very popular with young folks these days, so a post...

But there is a fictional environment in which the characters - PC and NPCs alike - inhabit, even if it's a undefined post-apocalyptic...