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I know what immersion is and I love it when it happens, but I also know immersion is not like an on/off switch; it’s something that is...

I value it as a goal, and have experienced it in play. But I don’t think it’s necessary.

I'm increasingly suspicious of the idea that a single "typical group" even exists. With online multiplayer video games, there's a...

I would make the argument that the disclaiming of decision-making, specifically authorial decision making (the creation of the next...

Because we keep seeing people play them in our games? Three of the last four DnD games I've played have had a halfling character...

Verisimilitude is very important to me, however I don’t see that as intrinsically simulationist. A good set of narrative mechanics would...

My game on Friday features a human, a goblin, an earth genasi, a harengon, and a plasmoid. My game this weekend has an elf, a...

I think its not a VERSUS. Sometimes you need or want player skill, sometimes character skill. For me personally TTRPG is about making...

The Majority of the time I go to Taco Bell, I order the Mexican Pizza. However, there are plenty of times I order the Crunchwrap...

So. coming in way late: The circus troupe happens because if you have a menu with 20 items on it and 5 people ordering you're unlikely...

Whereas I'm typically fine with status quo as a possible outcome. Sometimes, "no, you're not able to pick this lock at this time, try...

I try to have a few character ideas in mind when I get to play. I keep at least one of them generic (meaning, PHB only) but I will...

I prefer a system where character skill is more important than player skill, and where the player-skill element is more a matter of...

That's very setting-dependent- how widespread such knowledge is, communication between towns, etc.

It would be to show that some are good at it and some are not. Those who train at disarming traps (generally thieves/rogues/Indiana...