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Yes, I retired my first real DND 5e character after about a year or so. I had participated in a DND 5e game before, but I didn't really know what was going on then. So this was my first real earnest attempt at playing a TTRPG. When I started, I was obsessed. I had spent so much time on this...

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Thank you for taking time to respond. TLDR. Since my last post, I did a bit of digging around on the usage of the word simulation. Based on my very short searching, I've come to conclude the following: 1. Your definition of simulation is not a standard definition of simulation. 2. I apologize...

Sorry, I am just not very familiar with the history. I'll try to take a look at those games you listed. So am I correct in that your definition of "simulation" is based on your observation of games that came out in the past few decades, rather than some authority figure or academia? I am not...

Sorry for cutting in. I've been following this thread for a while, and I am intrigued by what you are sharing and I'd like to understand better. I've been throwing around the term "simulation" left and right without much thinking. Is this definition of simulation you are using a widely accepted...

I'm having a lot of fun with my solo Starforged campaign. But I had to make some adjustments to make it truly enjoyable. TLDR: I think it's a great solo game because it gave me a rich set of tools and a good framework that I can use to run my game without having to bring in outside resources or...

I don't know if my take is actually logical or even accepted interpretation. But it's satisfactory to me because it is an interpretation of the narrative game mechanics that I feel like I can work with. This framing helps me really see that PbTA isn't just DND with 3 grades of success instead...

Heh, I drafted and deleted some version of this comment over-and-over because I couldn't get the wording quite right. But that is the impression I am getting based on the conversations in this thread. It seems like the rolls players make in trad games are about how well a PC performs a certain...

This is a very interesting conversation, and let me see if I understood correctly by applying the monster encounter in the wild conversation to the cook behind the locked door situation. (I didn't read every single post, so I apologize if this is something that already came up.) I'm trying to...

I said "PbTA" earlier, but I was really thinking about my experience playing Starforged / Ironsworn. So everything I've said before and now is really me describing my struggle with Starforged. What I find challenging about "looking at the surrounding situation and not just the task" is figuring...

I've been lurking around this thread for a while, but this discussion has been very eye-opening, and it's really helping me understand the difference in mindset between simulationist vs narrative game. I feel like I now understand what folks mean when they say something like, "They are playing...

Anyone familiar with the variant, "That is not what YOUR character would do."? I once played 5e with someone who would often say something along those lines... during combat...RP...leveling...

I wonder how the Darrington Press folks who were there from the very beginning feel about these two big names swooping in and taking the spot of Creative Director and Game Director...

I think that I am mostly in agreement. The only thing I don't really see is the importance of the in-game timescale. I added this update to a post I already made, which is that the need for order comes in when both conditions are met: 1. There are stakes. 2. Fixing an inconsistency from not...

What you are saying makes sense to me. But at the same time, I have a small doubt. Maybe things are happening fast for the characters, but aren't we the players always playing leisurely at our tables? Can't we, the players, always say, "Wait! Hold on a minute," no matter what is going on...

I actually saw an actual play with Kelsey Dionne as GM, where she told her players that the order is optional outside of combat. But yeah, definitely interested in playing this one day.

I appreciate the responses. The idea that there are situations where the "order of actions" doesn't matter is interesting. Why doesn't the order matter? Is it because... likelihood of creating inconsistencies is low? (And if there are inconsistencies, it can be easily ret-conned?) it has no...

It's not so much that I find the idea of turn order in combat feel weird. But it does feel like when the discussion comes up, it seems like it's about combat. So I'm just curious about combat in RPGs that makes it a point of contention. My first RPG experience is with DND 5e. When I first...

Am I correct in interpreting that the "no initiative order" here specifically refers to initiative order in combat for RPGs with combat? Assuming that the answer to my Q is "yes," it does make me wonder why the issue of initiative order comes up for combat specifically. I wonder if it's...

Just bought a hard copy of Microscope from a local game store. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that one of the play testers is an acquaintance!