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Its sometimes intrinsically hard for people to let simplifications or cinematic conceits in fields they know extremely well go even when...

But the problem is, this is often cases not of "bad" GMs, as in ones intrinsically so. Its GMs who've been taught this is how its...

Mostly, though some of the groups involved (the second hand ones to be clear) where in the other Anglophone countries. Note also some...

As a picky eater, I always liked a good buffet in general; I could just get whatever I wanted and leave the rest.

As it is.

So, we're back to paying attention to any perverse incentives among players, but not GMs? That's always a really convenient stance to...

Because I'm not the only person in the world that has this problem, and the tendency to ignore them is the point. I know you do, but I...

No. I'm talking about groups I have either played with or extensively talked to people participating in them over the years. I've...

See "bad players". Okay, that was overly terse. But watch how often a player that doesn't immediately fold when in a disagreement with...

Which is why most big buffet chains in the U.S. are gone now.

I've gone through this before, probably with you Micah. Over and above having to go through the tedious process about judgment and...

I don't necessarily expect those codified, but I sure expect them to be a solid part of game culture in a way I've never seen it be...

I'm not basing my position on 4 gaming groups. I'm probably not basing it on 400 gaming groups.

If the combat has been going on for more than a couple of rounds, and there have already been successful attacks against someone, then...

Except there's no recourse when they don't except taking a walk. That's pretty weak enforcement. And any attempt by players to push...