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I think the simulationist impulse is to NOT have the GM make a decision because they think it will be a more interesting challenge or...

Yes, I would say that. That motivation is anti-verisimilitudinous. Now, adding that dragon for a diagetic reason works, or if a...

Would it be fair to say that the distinction between setup and resolution is important? That a GM can set up whatever scenario they...

Modeling is important to my sense of simulation, but yeah eliminating narrative as a mechanical consideration is just as important, as...

I don't think about simulationism in TTRPG as really about "modeling". To me, it's more about introducing procedures into play that...

I did not define it because it isn't particularly important to the discussion, except to say that I am not focusing on the definition...

See, I prefer my TTRPG play to be more setting-focused, and exploring that setting through your PC is the primary purpose of play. So...

To me, simulation is simply the idea of modeling the game's setting as realistically as possible within the practical limits of play...

To me simulation is simply an attempt, however badly, to simulate something in real life. So in D&D when falling does 1d6 per 10 feet...

I'm holding off for the "What does verisimilitude mean to you" thread. B-) Sorry....couldn't resist. I'll see myself out.

If my experience on Stack Overflow: Worldbuilding is any guide, there are quite a few people out who think that comic-book super-powers...

FIRST: This is a + thread, meaning that as we discuss this, we all recognize that we can have differing opinions about what "simulation"...

I don’t really see dwarves amongst any demographic, unless I play one myself.

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1336.html Very meta, in a good way.

Hey. So as some will know back in August I took my first steps into paid DMing. It wasn’t something I did lightly but I’ve been DMing...