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Its present in other games because it was an early assumption when D&D set the stage for most other trad games, and has carried forward...

No. I say that a specific element of the way the game is run is more often than not bad. Its also in no way required to run D&D. If...

While I understand your point, I think that only works for me with a game with a fairly tight focus (which I'll give you, Dune is)...

This is hardly an example of that (the idea of the authority of the GM has sprawled across many games) and even if it were distinct that...

So? Game concepts aren't holy. I'm not going to say it can't work for some people. That doesn't make me required to consider it a...

This isn't about just D&D, even if D&D has been the poster child for it historically; there's nothing about what I'm championing that is...

I mean, do I need to? There has been a clear and consistent pattern of the DM needs to be given massive leeway--essentially unlimited...

I don't think that AP play = OSR play = WoD play = CoC /DG play = whatever else you want throw out there, without falling into the "all...

Gygxaian, n. A gamer who is enamoured of ancient design errors, as distinguished from the Nongygaxian, who wishes to replace them with...

Many threads benefit from a perfect Ambrose Bierce moment. This is one.

You're still not getting it; they think they're trying to run a good game. In some cases they just aren't paying attention, in others...

If you like "with bad intentions" feel free. I'd call a lot of the apparent reasons "ill will" and the fact they don't I don't really...

I think there's an argument for this being to some extent true, I just think the price of it in other areas is unacceptable (though I'm...

There can be a number of reasons for that, some more complimentary than others. But given it neither matches my own experience nor many...